SUMMER STATE OF MIND

Photo by S. Auberle

SOME THINGS YOU MUST DO

find a dead end road, a small beach

at the end of it, lie on sun-warmed rocks

drink in the day, the lake

the fine wine of a summer afternoon

laugh, listen to the music

of beach and sky and wind

on the way home

pick berries from the roadside

crush them on your tongue

understand each taste is a prayer

paint your lips and hands with sticky red

nectar like blood, like wine, like roses

know the meaning of succulent

savor the moments of your life

for as deep and forever as you can

- mimi