{"id":2817,"date":"2015-06-19T19:07:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T19:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=2817"},"modified":"2015-06-19T19:07:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T19:07:46","slug":"august-retreat-by-cassandra-ricca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/august-retreat-by-cassandra-ricca\/","title":{"rendered":"August Retreat by Cassandra Ricca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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August Retreat<\/h1>\n

by Cassandra Ricca<\/p>\n

The night air is sticky with stars.
\nSlip out of bed, walk down the deck
\nof the lake house.<\/p>\n

Dip your toes into this reservoir of dreams,
\nthe lake that has been holding your tears
\nsince girlhood, all those summers ago.<\/p>\n

Come here to breathe deep without the fumes
\nof people\u2019s indifference towards beauty
\nand you.<\/p>\n

This year you manage to smile at that face in the lake.
\nIt\u2019s ok for you to need this place, to remind yourself
\nnot to let the world swallow you whole.<\/p>\n

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Cassandra Ricca, cordially known as Cassie, is a novice writer who loves a good story as much as she does iced hazelnut macchiatos and family outings. She graduated this May from Adelphi University with her B.A. in English and will earn her Master\u2019s in Childhood Education in May of next year. Although she is still growing in her literary acumen, she has dabbled in the genres of both prose fiction and poetry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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