Summer of My Discontent

End of Summer Haiku

August is waning
The days are much shorter now
Geese will soon fly South
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Limerick for Humidity

From this weather we can’t get a break,
It surely does make my joints ache,
I wish it would change,
There’d be much less pain,
I don’t know how much more I can take!
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Gross Weather Poem

Don’t show me scenes of
Ice and snow
And say that we are lucky
That this is not what’s
Happening
‘Cause I know too soon
It’s coming
But please admit this
Mugginess
Makes you feel hot and
Sticky
This muggy, humid weather
Is just plain gross
And icky!
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As August draws to a close, I find myself feeling out of sorts. I’m not sure why, but my overriding feeling this summer has been discontent. There isn’t a good reason for it, I had two very happy events to attend—the wedding of our dear friends’ daughter, whom I have watched grow from a 5 year old into a beautiful, intelligent, young woman; and a family reunion for my husband’s side of the family. It was really nice reconnecting with family we seldom see, and it was in a beautiful setting at my sister-in-law’s house in the gorgeous Adirondacks in New York.  We went to our town carnival, and to our town’s food truck festival, as well as other excursions to favorite spots in our region. It’s been fun, even if the weather seems to have been especially hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms many days. So really, why should I feel such discontent? I’m usually one of the most contented people around; I’m generally happy with my life. I guess that’s something I’m going to reflect on once Autumn arrives.