As sultry summer days outstay their welcome,
Said earthborn misery seeks company
Of kindred living souls who in days to come
Will keep one’s heart from beating sullenly.
Dog Days ebb midst lasting dearth of wet stuff,
Wild streams flow with humble lack of restraint,
Denizens of field and stream, strangely enough,
Draw breath and prevail without great complaint.
Take to heart Earth’s patterns of endurance
Marked by ebb and flows, hard knocks and boon,
Then set your mind at ease with assurance
That this too shall pass with the Harvest Moon.
Good humor rules when mortals take delight
In seasons of life bent on toilsome flight.
© Ilija Lukić 2023
Haw River near Bynum, North Carolina USA
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