An idle summer sun

A very poor summer in to the UK, much water falling !

You should not be tired, not this year
for you have barely risen at all,
you have lazed whilst teeming skies of grey
washed this summer to the fall,
yet still you deem it right to leave
and cede warmth to wet and drear,
leaving all behind in your lazy wake
to mourn another sun less year.

Author's Note

A Saturday morning quickie written whilst she that must be obeyed sleeps soundly :)

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

Bet we had more rain than you because we ducks and drakes and five babies on our village pond!
That said your poem, finely and sincerely written it was/is true as true could be. 'You should not be tired, not this year - for you have barely risen at all, - you have lazed whilst teeming skies of grey - washed this summer to the fall.. ' Lovely words, very appropriate, sir.

Our Summer's been a literal wash out, miserable at times but also quite lovely after rain stopped! That said, our weather doesn't include hurricanes, thank goodness. Hope you can get the guys working today.

[Lisasview]

Good morning,
Such fun to read you rhyming poem early this morning… but so sad that you had no sun… and yet you live so close to where in live in Spain and we had too much sun (still do) with no rain! And no rain has really been a huge problem.
But I always think that dark rainy days make for good poetry…
Lisa

[Gee]

Gee
Good morning Lisa.
Thank.you for your kind words.
I hope you are now fully recovered and enjoying life Spanish style with your hubby.
I will drop in over the next few days and read your latest poems.
Take care

[Lisasview]

Sounds great and thank you Gee…
Lisa

[John the Baptist]

Nicely rhymed piece describing the famously damp British weather. If you'd spent the summer in Virginia, however, you might think more kindly toward those cool days.

[Gee]

:)
Thanks for dropping by JTB, appreciate your visit.
Hope you are keeping well

[Fran Marie]

A sunless summer is no fun for anyone
I'd like to think the sun is shining even
when it's not , your descriptives paint
a bleak dreary view with a lazy sun that
doesn't seem to cooperate..well penned
poem ..nicely rendered...

[Gee]

Thank you Fran Marie.
Hope all is well with you

[MsJewel]

A summer without sun - that's not a summer at all! Sending you some California sunshine my friend! :) Julie

[Gee]

When it arrives it will be most gratefully received.
Thank you Julie

[DoormanDan]

Experienced my first Summer in the UK this year, and yeah, you summarized it very well haha. Anyways, well written. It all flows nicely, and the last two lines are the perfect way to end it off.

[Gee]

Cheers Dan, appreciate you leaving a comment

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I have heard from others that it has been like this most of the summer there.
So dreary not to see the sun...feels like not having love...dreary and gray when those we love won't stay.
YOu have said much in few words here.
Proof we don't need to write pages to pay our poetic wages.
j.

[Gee]

Thank you Jacob, your visits are always most appreciated.
Thank you

[Lorry]

Yep! It's been a summerless year indeed, but at least all the autumnal colours be pretty, before winter grinds our souls to Ash! 😃

[Gee]

Aye, it been hosing it down here. Brickies have been sat at home giving me peace to go about my day to day work life.
Frost next, can't wait:(
Hope you are well.
Thanks for reading

[Pete]

nicely said. seasons roll on. i too have been mourning summer lately. "One must maintain a little little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter." - Thoreau

[Gee]

Thoreau seems to have had it all sussed.
Thanks Pete

[Pete]

he ain't my main man for nothing! very welcome gee.