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Rhyme and Reason: May

May 6, 2016 by Jeff Burkhart 1 Comment

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The lilies of the valley, burst from fields of emerald green
Oh May; unleash the beauty, of the Earth so it be seen
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The sweaters to the closet, and the seeds are in the ground
The babble of the brooks and bees, in sync, sing out their sound
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The young ones seek each other out, and love is in the air
Skipping stones, share time alone, live life without a care
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Warmer days around the bend, will bake our bodies brown
And side by side, two people ride, to have some fun in town
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May will give us days of play, and leave us much too soon
And then give way, to Old Saul’s rays, as Earth turns into June
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Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”
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  1. DDL says

    May 6, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    Good to see you back on line Jeff!

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