Topic: Verse
Give me an afternoon at the summit
Of summer. Give me the long light of June
That frets the verdant crowns of these old oaks
With evening gold. Give me a glass of wine,
Cold to my touch and bright upon my tongue
With the herbs and acids of the good earth.
Give me these blessings. Return them to me
Year by year. Let me be happy in them.
Let me not mourn the failure of the sun.
The winter solstice, miser of the light,
Cannot sustain the empire of the night.
Posted by tmg110
at 11:15 AM EDT
