First brown leaves pile on the curb

 

First brown leaves pile on the curb

Tells me summer is going away

Children going back to school 

The first of no more Thursday grandkids

Weather going back to being cold

But nothing else will change

Few rides of formidable biking

One last polo chucker

Once kayaking on a summer lake

Cannabis smoothing out rough edges

Warming the black and white features

Warming hands in the bleachers 

Reaching out to catch the last home run

Before brisk wind's last run home

On the sofa sitting warming with a cat

Coffee and morning all year long

Radio station in my head plays on

Aug. 18 2025