August: a magical time to lose track of time… 🕰️

August ♌️
is not
Summer’s end 🌅
or almost Fall 🍂
Not really an end
or beginning at all

August is the peak 🏔️
of Summer’s energy ⚡️
Slowing 🐌
to a warm, steady
hum 👂
of bees & locusts 🐝
through the day
to the rhythmic serenade
of crickets 🦗
when the day
is done.

August is slow
Mornings,
pausing for long
sips of coffee ☕️
in the garden🪴
while bare toes 🦶
taste dew drops 💧
on cool grass 🌾

August is long
Nights, 🌘 ✨
where the heat of the day ♨️
lingers to kiss 💋
the cool evening air 🌀

August is best
savored, slowly,
drip, by drip,
each moment ⏳
carefully collected 🤲🏽
like drops of golden
Sunlight 🔆
tucked away
to warm the soul 🫶🏽
on cooler days. ❄️