September?

Hot, sultry Saturday morning,

80 degrees at 10 am --

a bit warm for Sept. 10, 2016,

the effects of a world

enamored with industry

and progress.

And life just follows

the seasons….

a leaf parachuting to earth

in joy and abandon.

Leaves swirled by the changing winds

born of cool and warmth,

the tans and browns

of grasses due to the heat

and no rain.

A stick bug clinging to the wall

for a time, then disappearing

into the vegetation - so clever!

Wooly caterpillars humping

their way across the road,

Good luck!

But the heat,

the humidity…

almost too much to bear,

will be forgotten in

the short, icy days of January.

Thank God for central air!!

agd