Month of the Emperor
And long meteor showers
Long sultry afternoons
Bees sucking flowers
The highlight of summer
The smell of mown grass
Dandelion wine sipped
From an icy cold glass
Bright early dawns
Days of good cheer
You are the apex
Of my every year
Month of the reluctantly
Drawing in night
Another year's ending
Coming in sight.
So goodbye to August
My warm summer friend
So many things change
When you come to an
