Celebration of Summer Solstice Post #53

A day early - I have no internet at home so I can enjoy things like this!

Hello again, my sweet summer solstice,
our meeting place of celebration
The sun rises early, painting the skies in pink
And the birds wake me with their melodies
Singing sweet lullibies of days long past

The Live Oaks drape my world as though framing a precious memory
And the warm breeze carries the scent of Gardenias and sweet olives,
Lulling me into daydreams of secret gardens with wrought iron gates;
Each leading into different seasons of life.

I once heard,  "Important encounters are planned by the souls long before the bodies meet."  (Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes)
In the depths of my secret garden I remember….
And the beauty of summer solstice once again fills me with peace

Basking in the wedge between spring and summer
Enveloped in the warmth of the farthest place from winter
Seasons come and Seasons go, each carrying it's own theme;
Perhaps the lessons our souls are summons to learn.

And as one season melts into the next,
and the moon lays its head to say good night to you,
My sweet friend,
I will always be thankful when remembering the soul of summer solstice

Who, after embracing me in the folds of summer,
Relinquished me like a butterfly
to find my own path through this magical journey called life.

Farewell my friend,
Come summer, fall, winter and spring,
and then we will meet again.