Ode to July

In the yearly cycle of months, we

are now well into July. In season's

swinging mood, it weaves magic

alternating in sunshine, dark clouds,

drizzle and heavy shower. Summer's

Searing heat over,

and the rich soil now

besotted, rain rejuvenates life to the

parched earth. A refreshing odour

reinforces the intimacy between man and nature.

And Pamela Gray so lovingly pens:

          The lillies tall and lean

          Over the wall,

          To bow to the butterfly

          It is July.