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My August flies by down the street of summer, like an anxious maple leaf
brightened too soon
headed for the pond
where it will soon lie at the bottom
with a hundred other memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does time
like a wind
pick up in August?
Maybe it’s just my imagination
fueled by the approaching blackboard
feeding on the thrilling anxiety
of another school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m determined to let my mind
be starved of its fears
so that the tumbling speed of my August
no longer bothers me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I need only look at the memory-covered bottom
of the pond of my experience
to see a thousand leaves of anxiety
decomposing, losing form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My task is to enjoy the tumble
of my crisp, bright August
and to let it sink beneath the pond
when Autumn calls my name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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