The Month of Opposites
I wrote this poem today about September … and decided to show it to you.
September is the summer
September is the fall
September is the time of warmth
September chills us all!
September means a jacket
September means a last swim
September means a chance to dance
Yet bring the harvest in!
September means a fire at night
September means a fan
September means rain on the roof
September means band!
September has excitement
September has its dreads
September means “Put down your toys
“Pick up your books instead!”
September has its opposites
Like every month a year
September has its happiness
September can be drear.
So do we like September?
That month of “Yes!” and “No!”
That month of “Yay!” and Nay!”
Best answer is “So-so.”
Do you like September?
~Kellyn Roth
In your beautiful poem, the rhythm would work better if in the second line of the second stanza you changed it to: “September’s a last swim.” Otherwise there are too many syllables in that line and it reads awkwardly. I love your poem! Mom
I do, except for school starting, but this year has been good so far. I hope it stays that way! 🙂