the old grey whistle test
even the crows seem to be tired
this unusually long summer
their calls traveling less & less
the hours counting down
the shift will be subtle but felt
like that brief pause
at the top of the carnival ride
their feathers become grey
voices more boisterous than before
the sun making its grand return
sparking wave after wave after wave
september two thousand twenty
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