Saturday, August 1, 2015

the promise of cold

you ease into
august.
one foot then the next
stepping
into the new month
of summer.
how you love august.
what it means,
what it doesn't mean.
pressing forward.
still hot,
still long and steamy.
it precedes
the blessing of autumn
and falling leaves.
the promise of cold.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really enjoy the length of your most recent works. Succint and to the point. Just enough.

Stephen Chute said...

thank you. s