L - Memories of Summer

"I Remember

the sun

caressing my body

the sensation of cane crushed under my feet

my senses alive

the fragrance of aromatic spices

making me dizzy with expectation

my mind, like the sea,

never at rest

I make plans

for life

I hear

the hum of the bees

the lullaby of crickets

the spirited songs of my people

driving me on to success

I see

the shimmer of the moon

on a sapphire ocean

she flinches

she is aware

of advancing age

autumn overtook the days of sun

to be sheathed by a wintry haze

the songs of my people are now subdued

her once vibrant body

knows summer is gone

she sits, exhausted

awaiting death

her memory who remains

her one true friend

will recreate summer