by George Hancock
Photos by Bob Hancock
August 2025
August brings a later dawn
As our summer moves on
Most schools will open soon
And many students will swoon.
Road runners note the change
Occurring across the local range
6:13 a.m. is sunrise on the first
As darkness begins its burst.
Sunset that day is at 8:29 p.m.
An earlier time earning an Ahem!
But, on the 31st 7:48 p.m. it’s dark
As summer ends that fabulous lark.
This runner again uses his light
A bright light on his road flight
Motorists see me on the move
Out perfecting my running groove.
I run early on school bus routes
I see the buses and student pouts
Our calendar year is moving on
Four more months and 2025’s gone.
August ends our summer season
Yet fretting amounts to treason
The next running season is great
Autumn’s colors are first rate.
August Weather
August weather is mostly nice
Enjoy it now is my road advice
Locally, 81 is our average high
With 77% humidity and a sigh.
Yes, daylight is growing short
Morn and evening is my report
But on average there’s sunshine
Every day so skip that sad whine.
August’s a transition month time
Even as we endure sweaty grime
Autumn is several weeks away
Packed with a colorful leafy foray.
Labor Day is early this year
Creating some seasonal fear
For many summer is short
Need more summer is the retort.
Sometimes we see a warm spell
Heating up our late August dale
It’s bad with students in school
They rather be at the cool pool.
We’re out on a late August run
In a tech Tee and shorts is fun
Mother Nature is ready to run
With fall and much less sun.
Early Apples
Apples are my favorite fruit
So delicious and kinda cute
Perfect food after an early run
Eating them is always so fun.
My local orchard has them
Although August we say Ahem
Seven apple varieties are now in
On their porch in a handy bin.
Ginger Gold, Zestar, and Akane
Paula Red, Sansa will gain
A spot on this runner’s table
The apple crop is always stable.
The tart Summer Rambo is nice
Try one is my running advice
Pink Pearl also tart and firm
Is delicious as I do confirm.
Buying apples locally is smart
Growing apples is a hot art
I love this apple road food
They help my morning mood.
Soon we enjoy our autumn runs
With foliage colors and less sun
And we have the new apple crop
A perfect late August backdrop.
On an August Run
Friday begins our August run
We note summer’s nearly done
carry my road light once more
It’s dark as I exit the side door.
August is a weather contrast
Sometimes leaving many aghast
It’s often warm and humid runs
Dripping sweat frequently stuns.
Then, near August’s final days
A cold front is known to daze
Gloves and a warm fleece shirt
Are needed to avoid a chilly hurt.
Schools are open for the year
The academic year back in gear
Football is again the big trend
A long season with a wintry end.
But mostly on every August run
There’s lots of dark running fun
My run’s completed before dawn
As this road runner continues on.
Four months left in year 2025
Yet, out the door we do strive
The next season awaits us all
Colorful runs that never stall.
Categories: Poet's Corner
Runner's Gazette 
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