Local corn piled high on roadside stands.
Tomatoes so lush they weigh down their stalks.
Basil begging to be gathered to form a perfect triumvirate.
Humidity still rules, coaxing us to spend our days
in the shade of a tree or at water’s edge.
But subtle signs of change lurk just below the surface.
Daylight ends a bit earlier each day.
Acorns litter the deck. A not so subtle reminder
that barefoot days are numbered.
School bells ring out with a beckoning call to arms.
Nature just beginning to prod us from our summer slumber.