Into Shades of Summer

The summer cloak unfurls
in shades of green
tanned legs frolic
and blinking eyes glint
off the effervescent sheen
wandering across silted lanes
spaded with new growth
as summoned tenants
cast a wary glare
on their inquisitors

Into the emerald garden
a manicured skansen
bare feet skip along
the textured canvas
a brothel for cavorting butterflies
work shop for bee and wasp
careless hands gleefully swat
the Monarchs from their thrones
while shocked limbs skirt
the whirling rotors swooping
down on their daily rations

Through the jade meadow
stitched blades gleam
then bristle in the breeze
carefree heels loiter
until whizzing drones give flight
sending their dancing feet
on a two skip waltz
above their coiffed locks
ebony-caped black birds
reconnoiter their mission
stretching their palling blinds
shrieking a dismal warning

Onto the sodded valley floor
a shamrock wave brims
a sculpted arc of beauty
crowns the underlying fodder
grazing toes brush
the silky tread
of the lush carpet
as teasing fingers
fondle dainty buttercups
while on the fringes
rows of pearl lilies
seal in the bliss
of the enchanted realm

Passing into the gilded forest
a canopy of turquoise shadows
a thatched Tiara crown
amber pendants swirl overhead
while under searching feet
teal patches of moss
soothe road-weary soles
and off the beaten path,
screeching rodents prowl
seeking their winter store