Hot Summer Day

On the lower east side were a melting pot just a bunch of city kids with no sandlot this particular day being extremely hot fanning ourselves with all we got, Hanging around outside on our front steps on occasion going inside not wanting to be a pest Mom suggesting we play jump rope or hopscotch in this baking oven of a day we thought not, We talked and chewed gum looking up at the sun saying wish we could be at the beach having fun we'll take you there one day our parents would say saving their pennies for a rainy day, Then suddenly a kind fireman opened up a fire hydrant a stream of cool water in our street was heaven sent excited we ran and changed into our bathing suits playing in the soothing water and looking too cute! 8-24-17