Welcome back to another Summer Produce Series poetry post! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can read more about the series I’m cohosting with
here. The bug my family and I were fighting last week lingered into this week, which is why my post is late (again).The prompt for this Friday—which also happened to be my daughter’s birthday—was mangoes or peaches, so I really wanted to incorporate one of them into a poem for her. I can’t do her justice with my words, but I sure did try!
So, without further ado…
For Catalina August began with the beginning of a life On the second day of this hottest of months, when even the sun hides from its own heat behind stormy clouds, you, my radiant, brilliant, beam decided it was your equinox You were born as perennials took a break from blooming, as those tasty Georgia peaches made their final debut, and the bushes were decorated by scattered blueberries one last time You were born at the tail end of summertime, as all that is sweet and bursting with life slowly, cautiously wrapped up its season, as the land prepared for rest You were born as the thought of autumn began to loom overhead and the rustling of future falling leaves rang too close to everyone’s ears You were born, my dear, a luminescent ray, to take the place of impending decay. When you arrived, light stood still, and an eternal summer appeared - r.e.g.
These words for your daughter are so thoughtful and will carry on for her her whole lifetime with love from her mother. May God's grace lead on.
I love this, Rosa! As an August baby, I think this is so sweet. What a heartwarming poem about your beautiful daughter.