This Poem was Submitted By: Robert Wyma On Date: 2002-05-09 01:33:20 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Winds of August

Hot August breaths warm summers’ best against images of endless blues dappled with sparse whites as searing heat  sand and water laughter and living rise above ordinary and times’ watchful eye I can see my child enlivened by summers’ bliss chasing the day  without awkward adult shackles as he flaunts freedom dispatched with urgency by imagination and anticipation wrestling for prominence My stop-start read is tiring as the equal opponents of comfort and discomfort joust without end as I toss cautious glances at the fearless frolic of kids at play Suddenly the mechanical flow of framed time chattering like a projector slows in tempo overlapping perfectly with the sound of bare feet  slapping against wet wooden planks as the race across the dock to cool blue water is stalled by disaster Arms askew and legs unnatural his fall is marked by a pause in time and the stretching distance between us seems surely surreal until finally I lift his small head embracing my fears and looking for hope I see the brightness of wonder and the gift of youth revealed in tearful blue eyes yearning to finish in spite of lost victory Imagined pain outstripping the real suddenly disappears as I release this tiny hand pulling away from my caution to conquer his own fear

Copyright © May 2002 Robert Wyma


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