Tag summer

Fading Summer

Man writing at a desk. Fire burning in the background.

I’m remembering railroad tracks skirting the Hudson, a bridge crossing leading down to the river. We stand there in the summer dusk, watching the sleek streamliners pass under. Shades of gray and blue and white lightning stripes. They slip past…

Girl On A Bike

Man writing at a desk. Fire burning in the background.

A blazing hot day on a treeless city street The sky so bright it hurts your eyes Heat bakes off the pavement Broiling the air Midwestern summer . A couple walking their dog Laconic, saving their energy . There is…

Summer Girls

Man writing at a desk. Fire burning in the background.

You always fall for summer girls With their white shorts and summer tans Hair straight and long or cascading curls Your eyes would meet, you’d make your plans There’s something different in her way Sharp tongued and full of spice…

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