寫給將臨逝去的八月

八月桂花飄香，讓人遐想聯翩，一幅幅清爽靈動而又豐盈的秋天的畫卷向我們徐徐展開。

如果從氣候來看，八月上中旬是一年四季中最悶熱也最浮燥的季節，這個時候的整個大地就好似一個巨型的鍋正在被炎炎烈日炙烤著，人人就在這個鍋裏被煎熬的熱汗淋淋，為了躲開每天被炙烤的噩夢，都被迫蟄伏在了空調和風扇的涼風的狹小空間裏。

如果從節氣來看，八月是一年之中立秋的季節，立秋了，人們終於輕松地呼出了悶熱的氣息，把立秋喊在了嘴上寫在了臉上刻在了心裏。大自然的各種秋蟲和鳥兒都被立秋喚醒了，它們開始活躍和靈動起來，用各種悅耳動聽的朗朗鳴叫在歡呼著秋天的到來。天空也變得高遠和湛藍起來，白雲悠悠地在天上變幻著各種姿態，誘引著有閑心的人們不時地揚起頭愜意地遙望著它們。這個時候盛夏的餘熱還頑固地殘存在大地，還在挑逗著人們剛剛被撩撥起的涼意和吞噬著人們浮躁的耐性，被關了的空調又在餘熱的挑釁下不情願地飛快地轉了起來。立了秋的早上和傍晚，在秋風絲絲的涼爽裏，人們陸陸續續地走出來，融入了立秋的氣息裏，和秋天進行著心靈的絮語，享受著立秋片刻的涼意。立了秋的午後，陽光還是照舊火辣辣的刺眼，柏油馬路被炙烤得泛著黑油，路上的車輛和行人都好像在熱浪裏無精打采地漂浮著，路邊的樹木好像打著瞌睡默默地呆立著，一切建築都在炎炎烈日裏盡力給人們制造著一片陰涼之處，它們和樹木都在給人們做著一個清涼的美夢。秋風目睹了人世間的這一切，再也忍無可忍，於是就抖開了清涼的風衣，展現著秋風的魅力向熱風勇敢地挑戰，經過幾個回合的磨合和奮力拼殺，熱風再也招架不住秋風的淩厲之勢，灰溜溜地冒著絲絲的熱氣逃出了人們的視線，清涼宜人的秋天就在秋風每天殷勤的吹拂下瀟灑地來到了人間，人們欣喜若狂地奔走相告。秋雨在秋風含情脈脈地召喚下也姍姍地從天上淅淅瀝瀝地來到了人間，秋雨是秋風帶給人間清涼溫潤的禮物，秋雨光臨大地的那一刻，一片清涼好世界的畫面就展現在人們的眼前，人們的身心終於裝滿了秋天的氣韻。秋風在給人間帶來清涼的時候，也使大自然的景象發生了變化，蔥蘢的綠葉好像被秋風打了黃蠟，一葉知秋，每個發了黃的樹葉上的清晰的脈絡都是秋風寫意留下來的痕跡，等秋風給每個樹葉塗完黃色和畫完脈絡後，就把它們柔柔抖落掉，於是黃葉就像蝴蝶似地忽閃忽閃地在空中紛紛打著旋兒悄無聲息地飄落到了地面，地面旋即就鋪了一層黃葉織成的地毯。花兒經不住秋風的撫摸，唱著“花謝花飛飛漫天”《葬花吟》紛紛凋謝，落在濕潤的泥土裏瑟瑟地發抖，“落紅不是無情物，化作春泥更護花”.

八月是一年裏收獲的季節。果園裏碩果累累，浮動著果香。玉米稈被棒子墜彎了腰，棉花樹上綴滿了綠瑩瑩的棉花桃，熱熱地等待著競相綻放。農民忙前忙後地就准備著收獲前的一切工作。高考學子在八月裏有幸鯉魚跳龍門，舉杯邀朋喜慶登科。

八月裏，我在奢侈地享受著暑假裏的一切消閑，在閑情逸致的八月裏，我收獲的不僅僅是安逸閑適所帶來的快樂，更令我欣慰的是，一個個靈動而有感性的文字在我的敲打下變成了一篇篇時而自然樸實清新時而嫻雅柔美的文學作品，我給它們插上飛翔的翅膀，讓它們帶著我的憧憬和夢想飄飛到了一個花草葳蕤的純文學網站。

時間不經意間從翻飛的指尖滑過，從間歇的空檔溜走，從忙碌的操勞中流逝，轉瞬間，安逸幸福的八月和就要和我告別了，我感慨萬千，思緒如潮，對於即將逝去的八月，我更多的是戀戀不舍，期待著下一個八月的姍姍到來。  

Breakers await Jackson's NBL decision

The New Zealand Breakers would love to have point guard Cedric Jackson back for another season, but they're working hard to find a replacement if he doesn't.

The 27-year-old American's future remains uncertain while he hopes for an NBA contract and weighs up likely offers from Europe if he can't get an NBA job Hong Kong ip networking.

The 2012-13 National Basketball League MVP on Tuesday tweeted that he had "big decisions to make about NZ".

Later he used the hashtag #nzstressreliever when he headed to an open gym session.

In the meantime, the Breakers have been scouting other potential players in the United States. Previous scouting missions have netted not only Jackson but also Gary Wilkinson and Kevin Braswell.

"We do all right on imports," Breakers general manager Richard Clarke said wood cabinet storage.

"We have a lot of faith in our system so if Ced elects not to come back, then we're confident we'll be able to get another good player that will help us ."

Clarke says Breakers coach Dean Vickerman has been in touch with Jackson but the club says he could easily choose a more lucrative deal in Europe if he fails to get an NBA contract.

"The pull we had with him is that he does consider it home and considers this family," Clarke said.

"But when you do have a player of that quality you always know that there are going to be other people that want him and you do prepare for the fact that he's not always going to be with you 淡化細紋
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