Quell the Vibrancy
Janet Kuypers
9/18/17
All summer long,
we work indoors
so we can avoid the heat.
All summer long
our fans stay on
as we try to find relief.
We want a natural wind;
one not filled with the beating sun
reminding us of our tortured days.
And then it comes,
we step outside
and we wait for the now cool breeze.
The heat’s now quelled,
there’s color in leaves,
and we finally, now, can breathe.
We lived through the heat;
we’ve seen the green that’s not bright enough
when droughts quell the vibrancy of trees...
So enjoy this time.
Look at the leaves.
Golden, ammer, auburn, burnt sienna, taupe —
these are the times
when “sandy” and “smokey”
are as beautiful as “rosy” in the world we see.
All summer long,
we work indoors
so we can avoid the heat.
But let’s flip the switch
and change the seasons
and be glad when the breeze can’t be beat.
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