SUMMER SOLSTICE

 

On the first day of summer,

the sun floated like a balloon

above the Bald Mountain

and ricocheted through the forest.

The Tiger lilies lifted cups

to drink the morning light,

a chorus of birds performed

outside my bedroom window.

Warmth wrapped my body

like a blanket as the raindrops

vanished with a wave

of the summer solstice.

The promise of long days

filled my heart with delight

as the sun nourished the crops

and night gave way to light.

                  --Brenda Kay Ledford

Happy Summer to all my blogger friends!