note #185

summer slipped and slid, her raucous colors shifting to reveal their crisping edges. she hopped across the stream, leaving a trail of flower petals in her wake. her dusky skin glowed golden, her bare feet squelching softly in the moss and mud. she smiled and smoothed her dress over the curve of her hips, reveling in the humid heat of the world around her. she laughed softly and continued on her way along the sun dappled path through the forest, heading for the fields beyond and her friend waiting in the verge.