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Summer Jane
comes with the wisteria
Her autumn chestnut hair
grows a crown of auburn as June rolls on
The girl ripens with the summer
Her cheeks pink
like a peach
and her sweet scent draws the boys
like bees to soda pop
Summer Jane loves them all
She writes their names
in the margins of her dime store paperback
Tells them
the cicadas sing at night
just for them
Most times, they believe her because
she tucks a magnolia blossom behind her ear
she tucks a magnolia blossom behind her ear
and paints her toenails red
and she’s so damn pretty
No one knows where Summer Jane comes from
or ever sees her leave
but just like summer,
one day she’s gone
Everything is a little less bright
and the breezes blow a little colder.
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Open Link Monday
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Open Link Monday
