Although it is the first day of Autumn, and Summer has officially drawn to a close, we are still feeling the heat from another 90-degree day. It seems Autumn is just another word in our neck of the woods today.
Basking in the summer sun
Watching butterflies one by one
Flitting here and alighting there
Of my presence unaware
Beneath the yellow poplar tree
Here I sit, myself and me
The sky above is clear and blue
Nary a trace of morning dew
Though the sun bears summer’s heat
With pavement hot upon my feet
The dappled shade brings signs of fall
Clearly heard in the crickets’ call