late Summer passes by
with Monarchs on the Erie breeze
watching geese and gulls
sailboats wander
on the horizon
only blue sky
waves lapping at the shore
the umbrella tumbles by
as we soak up the rays
burned bellies be damned
we say
splashing in the warm waters
in these last days

*** Photos taken September 5th, 2019 – Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada – on the Lake Erie Shore ***