from the garden

too soon

gardens lush

changing guard

like clockwork

ready or not

and we

left wondering

how it changes

these seasons

this time

we hold

in our hand

one moment

and then

it is gone

like a thief

in the night

awakening

sometimes suddenly

and sometimes even

years later

to regret

and wondering

why

the neglect

and the ridiculous

oversight

of not

taking time to savor

the beauty

of summertime slow

and drinking deep

because

it is so good
each moment
and each day
given attention to

and the season
even now

stretching

into another

and time falling away

but right now

this moment

waiting

under a summer sky