Sunny summer days
Drift along
Taking my lazy ways
Across river deep and wide
Burst-of-color leaves
Silently fall
Calling my soul to grieve
For things unfinished
Speckled blue skies
Fill with migrating birds
Loudly, their cries
Call, inviting me along
\I yearn to travel
To see family far away
Concerns, worries unravel
Twisting around my fingers
Earth-bound am I
When winter approaches
Eager eyes look to the sky
Seeking freedom
Fiery days of outdoor fun
People always on the run
Ice cold drinks relieve the thirst
Swimmers race to come in first
Birds soar high on currents strong
Moms hover yet kids do wrong
Free to jump like squirrels brown
Scream and run all over town
Sleep until sun’s high in the sky
Teens do nothing as days fly by
Dads pray for first day of school
Think their lives will be so cool
Summer’s fun comes to an end
Shopping trips: money to spend
Mind recalls memories sweet
Hordes of children on the street
Must put summer’s toys away
Shortened time for kids to play
People once had time to run
Fiery days of outdoor fun
I’m feeling lazy
Nothing inspires me,
nothing motivates me
to run and jump and play
like when a child
on a hot Ohio day
To be that young again
when the joys of a cold
sprinkler far outweighs
the best new-bought toy
or movie at the theater
Running free as the breeze
half-clothed
hair dripping with sweat
rivulets pouring down
my suntanned face
and I don’t care, for
I’m having the time of my life
Give me an ice-cold glass
of water, sparkling clear
with a wedge of lemon
precariously perched on the edge
and I’m happy these days
Sit me in front of a fan turned
on high. Mine and mine alone.
Toss me a bowl of low-fat ice cream
and I’ll scream for joy
Throw on some blueberries and
I’m yours for life
The simple pleasures of life
become simpler as we age
Give me free time to read,
write, and cuddle with my cats
and I’m in pure ecstasy.
Ah, there’s nothing like
summertime
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