Summer Days

Summer Children We Were

ii.

we carved animals
from ivory castles
floating in the sun. we were
the doting spring mayflies
twisting upon meadows,
wreathing lilies between
toes, breathing --

iii.

between the sheets
of golden chaff,
she whispered, “let’s dance in the rain
on the cobblestone streets
before the singing rosebud
mutes her swollen gown.’
:
past the shivering
moon we snuck
with shadows tucked
into dreams. we were
waltzing toy soldiers,
our peace-broken holsters
licking the finger-drawn creases.
:
her humid words lingered
against my pallid cheeks.

iv.

over breakfast she spilled
her warm cherry wine
and the tablecloth sea bled.
‘hell hath no fury
for the dead,’ she wept,
‘look, love
it snows --

i.

strangers, we were
:
our lost nets crossed
over a butterfly. i caught
the swallowtail, she,
my heart

clumsily, we exchanged
names --
i, orpheus;
she, persephone

~ by Jonzoiplu

i wish that the summer would last forever, but it is already almost at an end...