Last week you did a fantastic job of writing your odes to summer. I would like you to publish your ode on your blog so we can share them with the world. Please add some pictures to your post.
Although I didn’t write an ode to summer, here is my ode to Whakatane.
How I long to see
the lush, dense bush
that hugs the road to Rotoma .
How I long to feel
the moist blanket of humidity
which warms me through to my bones.
How I long to hear
the slap and splash of water
in Nan’s swimming pool.
Oh Whakatane
Why must you be so far away?
I feel the pull of your warm arms
as winter creeps up on us.