June Sunshine
Where and Oh where has the June sun gone?
The skies remain cloudy and grey
A cold north breeze blows all day long
Of sunshine there isn't a ray
The bees are still searching for nectar and pollen
And scurry from flower to flower
But the lowering skies the summer belies
As the firmament threatens a shower
But the barley field ripples like silk in the wind
With ephemeral poppies scarlet stained
Wild roses arch with bryony twined
So waiting for summer will not be in vain
The soaring swallows are flying high
A tortoiseshell spreads his wings to bask
The air is pierced with swifts shrill cry
Apollo will glide from behind his mask
Postscript
Apollo that mighty God now deigns
His beneficent rays to bestow
He has slipped his cloudy mask to reign
Over grateful earth below
the swifts shrill cry pierced the air high above my garden this evening...barley field ripples like silk in the wind ..very evocative .Well done for supplying the CN with the perfect piece on this summer solstice !Terrific shots too ...
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