On the Other Side of the Year
Summer is a "plain" or "plateau" of anticipation: everything is in full bloom, and the leaves won't be changing for another 2 months, the days begin to get perceptibly shorter towards the end of July in the Northern hemisphere. But in March, there's an anticipation of Spring, and by the end of May, the anticipation of summer. September is a feeling of heading back down the hill.
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Summer is a plain
A plateau of life
Everything in full bloom
In the maximum light
The sun made marks
On a window sill
The angle changed
It caused a chill
The summer leaves
The flowers a clock
Antipode to a country road
On the other side of the year
If you play a movie backwards
It won't end up as it started
It tells a different story
To follow it is harder
It's that time of year
You notice the night
A fading of light
Disappearing from sight
Take a turn
With the calendar birds
Hope to see you near
On the other side of the year
A time for reading novels
Obscured by clouds
Seasonal tales
Never read aloud
Tilt and rotation
Light/dark shift
Shadows of the day
Shift and drift
The summer leaves
The flowers a clock
Antipode to a country road
On the other side of the year
Copyright 2026 Lee Barry. Rights in lyrics reserved.
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