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
You caught the elements of both air and water. Its ebb and flow through these lines are like both a wave swelling to shore and then retreating, as well as the bluster and blow of the wind followed by a quieter moment in time.
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