Worn down to acceptance, the flip flops are removed from the wiffle ball locker. An end to sports camp pick-ups appears in sight.
Peace needs to be made with bananas again
and so the affair with blueberries and peaches fizzles out.
Polo shirts are intermittently donned
when confronted by a draw full of faded tees.
TV’s allure overtakes citronella
candles on the patio. And baseball is eclipsed by football.
Grilled chicken becomes tasteless and
a temporary inability to ingest iced tea ensues.
The running trail to the schoolyard is
rediscovered and the road to the beach seems distant.
Writing in the basement may top reading
by sunset and pouring over a schedule may keep a wine glass empty.
Unraveling the hose seems like a chore.
And the stage is set when four X’d
out tennis balls have crossed my path on the workbench.
© 2014 Christopher’s Views
Wonderful description of the end of summer...
ReplyDeleteha You gave me few moments of amen
ReplyDeleteterrific...I am so ready for Fall...but not another winter
But I'm sure by the turning of the calendar I will become ready
and accepting
Ice tea...not a another glass!
Ah, no one says it better, Christopher!! And, yes, Fall is here!! Amen, amen! Have a good week -- a good Fall week!!
ReplyDeleteAll hail September!
ReplyDeleteThis was great.
My first time stopping by I addded myself to folow you Well said fall is herr appriciate you stop by and comment
ReplyDeleteEverything has personality!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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Very evocative. Fall seemed to arrive here this week.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you've called it. Summer is well and truly over. Bummer! ;)
ReplyDeleteTennis balls really do work well to silence those chairs.
You used the passive voice only, yet you created a very intimate portrait of the end of summer. You are an English teacher's nightmare ("Use the active voice!").
ReplyDeleteI love it.
This is golden: "Peace needs to be made with bananas again and so the affair with blueberries and peaches fizzles out."
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your POTW!