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nt=creditCopyText">David Straight</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/search/photos/kayaking?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="ecff">Sunset splashes color,</p><p id="0e22">Vermillion edges fading as I watch</p><p id="f8ee">Sky turn to charcoal,</p><p id="f954">Summer longings bittersweet</p><p id="524d">With every sunset marking

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its demise</p><p id="8102">In minutes lost.</p><p id="8d2f">I heave myself</p><p id="8721">From sun-drenched shores</p><p id="53ea">Or quiet kayaks skimming low</p><p id="64cc">On glassy lakes that ripple</p><p id="0b12">With my passing,</p><p id="9e40">Then settle, smooth,</p><p id="784a">Erasing my small wake;</p><p id="55b1">Endless stretch of lazy summer days</p><p id="84e5">An illusion.</p></article></body>

Endless Stretch of Lazy Summer Days

Poem in response to a Lucy King writing prompt about my love/hate relationship with summer

Photo by David Straight on Unsplash

Sunset splashes color,

Vermillion edges fading as I watch

Sky turn to charcoal,

Summer longings bittersweet

With every sunset marking its demise

In minutes lost.

I heave myself

From sun-drenched shores

Or quiet kayaks skimming low

On glassy lakes that ripple

With my passing,

Then settle, smooth,

Erasing my small wake;

Endless stretch of lazy summer days

An illusion.

Poetry
Nature
Poem
Writing Prompts
Summer
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