Summertime

A time for ice tea drink

and watermelon pink,

for ice cream floats

and lake water boats,

for barbecue smoke

and neighborly folk,

for fledgling flight

and firefly light,

for cut grass smells

and campfire spells,

for ball bat cracks

and crackerjacks,

for vacation trips

and fishing tips,

for county fairs

and ripened pears,

for drive-in dreams

and high mountain streams,

for dragon cloud forms

and lightning storms,

for backyard tents

and wildflower scents,

for outdoor chores

and

especially,

charcoaled s’mores!

– Burt Baldwin, Ignacio