GOODBYE TO SUMMER

                                              GOODBYE TO SUMMER

                                We ride the surf 
                                No more
                                Nor dive beneath
                                The breakers
                                Nor tumble 
                                Toward the shore
                                We leave behind
                                The friendly sand crab 
                                To burrow in the soft, 
                                Silky sand 
                                All alone
                                Rusty buckets
                                And tiny toy shovels
                                Gone for another season
                                Good times
                                Fun Times
                                Gone
                                But not forgotten

                                (First published on September 9, 2013)