So long summer with all your
fields of rising corn and dusty rolls of hay
Good night rocking end-of-dock meteor shower shows
So long lazy morning coffee flavoured adventure planning table meetings
till next time long meandering hikes and swims and runs
It was a sweet one mostly
though there were all the usual pings and slights of life
But we tasted everything that grew
we spoke and listened deeply and we measured the sky
and furnished more of our dreams through you
Your scent on this round stone lingers on
I wind up to let it skip away from my sun-warmed grip
Change my mind and first wetting it with my tongue
slide this talisman of gratitude into my pocket