~Early Summer~

"Leaves like small nervous
animals by the shed,
Snapping jump bugs
in the kitchen,
Houseplants limp and
listless no matter what the water,
Weeds flourish in cracks
in the toe splitting
heat of the driveway,
A summer house struggles
for life when energy
to breathe is a weak sign."
Erin Browne



"Summer begins to have the look,
Peruser of enchanting Book
Reluctantly, but sure, perceives -
A gain upon the backward leaves.

Autumn begins to be inferred
By millinery of the cloud,
Or deeper color in the shawl
That wraps the everlasting hill.

The eye begins its avarice,
A meditation chastens speech,
Some Dyer of a distant tree
Resumes his gaudy industry.

Conclusion is the course of all,
Almost to be perennial,
And then elude stability
Recalls to immortality. "
Emily Dickinson