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# Meteorological
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/meteorological/
- Published: 2026-06-01T17:44:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:08:06.000Z
- Description: “Meteorological” written June 01, poem 152 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Meteorological Summer" by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Poems, June, Next Chapter, Summer, Weather, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

It is the first day of   
Meteorological Summer  
and that sounds important  
so I take a midday stroll  
through sun-dappled,  
leafy-green-shadowed streets.  
  
I have eleven minutes of unscripted time  
as I wait for my lunch order at the local grill.  
  
Basking on a splinter-free picnic bench  
watching commerce and leisure   
bustle around me,   
I soak in the sunshine like a   
maple manufacturing chlorophyll.  
  
My phone blinks with notification;  
meal is ready.   
Time to return to reality.  
I collect my take-away and turn on my heel.  
  
While I ascend the elevator   
up, up, up, and darkness folds in  
my sun-warmed cheeks remind me  
I was once wild, and it is now summer.