Summer Solstice
Words fall from the sky
again only summer is here and
the sun sets stunningly at orange-
red the mountains vanish in
violet gray light and bring a
sense of stability to the horizon
on the night of solstice frivolity
in celebration of the longest day
full of music and song we sit on the
same porch we looked out upon six
long months ago then holiday lights
streamed through the trees in
neighborhood yards tonight candles
flicker on glass topped tables and
the drinks are cold as we watch
the setting of the blazing sun.