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A poem a day each April, for Katya the Poet's Dew Drop Inn
#1086458 added April 3, 2025 at 4:43pm
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I Judge
I judge April an accomplishment
for cousin Brian, in his cave, who
wishes every night to stay asleep
and wakes to hope for no tomorrow

         I judge May best of all the months
         for she slams the door on snow; she
         makes of mud a garden to encourage
         and sprouts wonder latent in us all

I judge June the brightest study
for aunt Pat, the tired giver, who
predicts the sun a-setting on my uncle
and makes days of summer into prayer

         I judge July a heavy hive
         for she's honey in the year of tea -
         drizzles over ice, dreams over bees
         and whispers, heated hints of endings

I judge August as production crew
for my swimming son, the man who
enacts a boy in this perpetual play
and performs at pools and waterparks

         I judge September as the scepter
         for the solstice, all ceremony, who
         slows the roll on holidays and growth
         and allows another imposing autumn.



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