August still here
The Marin today, damp and salt from the sea
swings the bird-feeders’ empty cages
tosses the conifer boughs
dip and dive, swish and sough
making mischief and movement- a dance
flutter and flap with twirls and swirls
so much onomatopoeia
such delight for the eye and ear.
Trailing salt from the sea and the heat of the hard-baked land
the Marin holds sway today
cloudless blue
Autumn long overdue
August still here in October.
14th October 2023 Hounoux
