This summer was a hard one.The days were hot and long, thenLocusts and grasshoppers came to town.But if you have a stout heart,If your song is bright,Circumstances fail to keep you down.Embrace the color left you,Turn your face toward God,A smile can always overcome a frown.

Defying drought and heatSnowy trumpets Reflect the summer skyWaiting,Asking,Pleading For cool nightsAnd sweet rain showers.

Basil's sharp scentWafts strong Along the garden path,Like warm yeast breadBaking, drying Seeds in the late Summer sun.