Summer's Voice

Summerscapes, summer mini-cations, can be found near and far from home. While I favor mini-trips to the Long Island shores, Central New York State in summer is a beautiful sight.

I like the feel of the road as summer meets country.

Bountiful fields of wild flowers line the curbs.

Blissful sights continually appear:

endless red barns, cornfields, grazing cows, 

and ice cream stands tempting passerbyers 

to stop for a luscious taste of summer.

Fresh produce and hand-carved furniture 

pop up along the way,

while a quaint Victorian house, 

surrounded by a wild garden,

peeks out to say hello. 

Life is not as I know it 

along these country roads of 

once-traveled Erie Canal towns,

until a familiar sight appears: 

beach signage, luring me to stop for a

quick nod to summer and the capture of a

delightful summerscape moment or two.

Summer’s voice echoes across peaceful ripples

gently swaying life to slow-down mode-

the lake responds with quiet beauty.

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