Summer said goodbye in September

The summer beauty plays all day and all evening. It is a time to read fantasy and fairy tales and it is a time to join the Shakespeare festival or the Renaissance festival. It is a time to remember fairies and dragons. Summer came with flowers under the moon. Every single breath that I take is filled with the scent of flowers. In the evening summer scattered bright roses at me. The summer breeze dances through the landscape and almost makes me float and fly into the wind. Summer days were warm and gentle. And then the summer sun became very hot. And then summer came and touched me with the breeze. The breeze is the best thing in summer, blowing the puffs of white clouds. Hundreds of butterflies float in the air. Hundreds of flowers bloom and add colour to the landscape. Hundreds of insects appear in so many designs and colours. In the forest, hundreds of creatures roam. Colourful kites decorate the sky. Summer is a time to spend outdoors.

The summer land is full of colours. The days are bright and warm. Because the days get hotter, we have a continuous desire for water and it is wonderful to go beside the lake. We can wear light clothing. I can stand in front of the water sprinklers, so that the water sprays all over and helps me to feel cool. The whole world comes to life in the summer. In the summer evenings the insects continue to wander. The butterflies say goodbye and the wings remind me of fairies who will come to visit the summer evening. The moon is very bright in a summer evening. There are hundreds of stars in the sky like Van Gogh's fiery painting of a Starry Night. I listen to Enya's songs as she paints the sky with stars. The fireflies are like bright fairies carrying lanterns. In the sky, is the full summer moon. The summer evenings continue with the moon changing its shape and design. There are only a few roses, and summer said "I will return again." Summer said goodbye in September.

As the enchantment of summer comes to an end, the August moon sends a message that it will be autumn in a few days. The fresh and lively scent of lemon, and the flowers are fading. The scent of apples fills the air and reminds me of sweet, sparkling apple cider. The bounty of the harvest gives us a sense of fullness. The scent of warm spices like cinnamon sends a feeling of warmth. The morning is foggy and misty as September continues into the October moon. I am spellbound by the magic and enchantment as autumn arrives.

Estelle Mahnuma, Frauline M Chaudhury Gulshan, Dhaka