Summer Fun

Wanting to get up in time to applaud a new sun rising Over the serenity of an idle sleepy lake As its blanket of fog rolls off into the horizon While breathing perfumes of somnolent pines and grasses Peppered with sharp contrast of the aromatic whiffs Of hot perked coffee from my tall mug Time stands still like nowhere else on earth This cottage living in harmony with nature Everything comes to life but ever so slowly By far, a most divine and supernatural hour Easing into a day of frolic and adventure With the taste of freedom on our lips Some will splish slash all day long Or explore, canoe or go fishing Others sunbathe like immortal goddesses Or read a romance in the shade Friends drop by for a glass or barbecue Lounging well into the night Counting the stars and spotting traveling comets Sighs in tune with the moon drown out the chants of crickets This is by far the best way to take in the summer And make heartwarming memories to last a lifetime AP: 1st place 2020 Submitted on January 17, 2019 for contest 2019 POETRY MARATHON MILE 12 sponsored by MARK TONEY and June 14, 2018 for contest SUMMER FUN sponsored by NAYDA IVETTE NEGRON