I never did like August
…the eighth month of the year.
They say named for the emperor
that Cleo learned to fear.
He whipped the butt of Anthony
but Cleo took last gasp
before the mighty conqueror
could grasp her writhing asp.
I sought more facts on August
and laugh at what they show
when they declare its birthstone
a gem called peridot.
They say it’s yellow-green,
like bile, which oft I heave,
when I react to August
if summer’s heat won’t leave.
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