First Fall Rain

although

it rained the week before
I call this first, the rain that fell last night
drowning any remaining barbecue embers

we expect summer to begin Fourth of July
(although
this year it rained well past)
and end Labor Day weekend

although

there’s still a chance of Indian summer
which as we know will always end on Columbus Day
but can begin again on any day, any year

when the true names of mountains are remembered

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