Skies, ink blotted slate black veils
Irritable warm winds whip and trip
Biting, whining dogs at your heels
Summer, a long lost lover, slips

Away, a memory of warmth
Of laughter in bright light and breeze
Shimmering, clinquant radiance
Carefree caresses, glances, embraces

Traces of a consolatory smile
All the while, October cold intrudes
June having fled; the sun: erstwhile
Subdued in overcast cloud; dampened mood

Halcyon days, absconded, eloped
To greener southern sun bound climes
Wistful gaze seek bluer skies; sighs, hoped
For incalescent, temperate, golden times.