Mother of Summer
The Mother of Summer
teaches us about abundance
about what it is like
to have fields ready to harvest
to have plenty so we may gather
bright apples to crush into cider
and pumpkins for pie and
cream to whip into
soft peaks.
She teaches us
how to make music
lying in the sward of grass
under the radiant sun
rocking on the sea of the heavens
with its banners of clouds lofting white
and our fingers just close enough
to touch and twine
together.
In my dream this morning
you held me close
with the affection of friendship
and I thought how little we touch
in this desolate world
where the streets run between us
in every direction
and I wondered if the goddess
would break apart the sidewalks
with green shoots and tiny leaves
and cause the fences to be
covered in flowers
until the earth itself
strikes down the barriers
to our embracing.
