Poetry Friday: Letting Go

Mona says we should be "letting go" today but I can't seem to, Mona! My post is a fun rhyming verse about my difficulty in letting go of summer! This just came out as is in this order, spilling out as I am wont to do as per the title of this blog!

letting go

I still hang on, I can't let go

as summer's end is here, I know

today, I bought some sleeveless tops

the sales are good now at the shops

white pants and skirts still beckon me

with tanned skin, they look good, you see!

my sandals, such scuffed and worn out shoes

to toss them would give me the blues

the weather says UV is high

this sunny day I can't pass by

of vitamin D, I need my dose

so I will keep the summer close

on patio I keep it there

I sit on Adirondack chair

and read my book and soak up rays

I can't give up my summer days!

clouds pass by and it gets cool

and I must look like such a fool

after dinner, there is still light

although at 7:00, it's not that bright

in shorts divine I'm writing this

but it's not exactly summer bliss

tonight, it's going down to 5

the summer bedroom's still alive!

dressed in heavy flannel nightie

I'll defy fall, oh, cripes almighty!

just close some windows and the door

add some blankets, two or more --

what's that? a goose bump on my skin?

excuse me now, I must go in!

(If you've never seen pictures of the summer bedroom, check the link and you will understand why I am so reluctant to give it up! It's just the coolest!)