Prodigal Summer With bated breath, we wait at dark,Excitement brewing like a spark.The countdown begins: 3, 2, 1…Prodigal summer has begun. Electricity splits the sky,We scatter fast as shadows fly.Through darkened yards, we laugh and run…Prodigal summer has begun. Behind the shed, I crouch down low;They call me out—I dash and go.I kick the canContinue reading “Prodigal Summer”
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Love Songs on the Porch
Love Songs on the Porch Warmpromisesummer dayswake to birdsongchalk art on sidewalkshopscotch and roller skateswatching thunderclouds roll byseventies love songs on the porchwafting through our humble neighborhoodsbaseball cards, clothespins, aluminum spokeszooming down the alleys, hair flying freerunning with glee through the cool sprinklersblueberry snowcones at twilightstar gazing in my backyardsweet childhood memoriessuch innocent timesand IContinue reading “Love Songs on the Porch”
Colleen Keller Breuning 