I Recall

I can smell the aroma of food cooking on the grill Briefly awakening my memory of the childhood fun Alive with flavor as I touch the grass, barefoot The leaves travel in tepid summer breezes Busy bumblebees droning by And now as I engulf in the razes of heaven Sweet sunlight engage my skin The lingering bouquet of suntan lotion under my nose Garden flowers yodeling the praises of a sunbath Swinging on a hammock A new chapter, a new love story A cool drink of lemonade and yes- I will fumble with my little umbrella And I’m on my way to a tropical bliss Now somewhere in the distant echoes I hear children playing, ringing laughter, and noisily alive The sounds are reminiscent of summers past To the joys of sheer human contentment All on an abundantly fervent July day Written for John Heck's contest!