Ahhhhh, is it time for
Sleepy summer days
Lazy hammock breezy days
          Catching rays and catching waves
          Flying flags and big parades
               Crickets chirp and birds serenade
               Grills are lighted and friendships made

Busy nights, busy days
Busy bees with bills to pay
Holidays and dream vacas
          Boredom, doldrums, lemonade
          TV, TV, DVD me, catching up on all my streaming
               Nothing to do, nothing to say
               This break is too long the parents complain

Busy bees it’s time to rest
Nowhere to go, nothing to do
Hibernate til summer’s through
          Too hot to move, too hot to rest
          Summer summer at its best
               Sipping drinks and garden flowers
               Mowing neighbors wave and talk for hours

Cooler nights and cooler days
Back to school commercials rave
          Get your deals and get them fast
          Summer days won’t always last.
               Frenzied frantic, almost done
               Summer days, and exhausted fun.
               Summer’s here and summer’s gone.

Gabriele Replogle originally posted on Commonway Blog June 29.2019