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Summer on a Thursday

By Mick Westwood Apr 20, 2018

Summer on a Thursday 

Summer on a Thursday, on an April day,
Doesn’t happen often, seems to keep away,
Hyacinths in flower, daffodils in bloom,
Summer on a Thursday? Seems to come too soon.

Bees amid the pollen, Blackbirds sing their song,
Summer on a Thursday will not linger long,
The sun has come to greet us as springtime now appears,
But Summer on a Thursday will only end in tears.

Gardeners are working ground to till and sow,
Soil is warm and welcome stirring deep below,
Tulips stately waving in a summers heat,
But Summer on a Thursday, will beat a fast retreat.

Summer on a Thursday, will disappear at will,
And leave a deeper longing with many gaps to fill,
Hold back from your longing to plant upon your land,
For Summer on a Thursday will bite back at your hand.

Mick
( Copyright Michael Westwood )

About the author

Mick Westwood
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I am a 71 year old retired coal miner, who spent 30 years working underground. Having time on my hands, and in order to keep my brain exercised, I decided to try to write poetry and put down on paper some of my life experience, and my hopes, dreams and other thoughts. I also do a little gardening, but I am hopeless at housework. Much to my wife's displeasure.

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