Notes About The Poem

summertime

Sunsets of a thousand colors,
jumping into crystal blue waters,
yeah, baby - school's out for summer.

At first, it’s a shock - ignoring the clock,
we’re like prisoners set free
- for a two-month party
- and no responsibilities

Ditch the books b1tchez - you’re my tribe
- summer’s our vibe and it’s time to slip-n-slide.

Barbeque, corn on the cob, juicy peaches,
lemonade, popsicles, hot sandy beaches,
thunderstorms, short shorts, cotton candy clouds,
let's get a little too silly and a little too loud.

Coleslaw, hotdogs, sharing French fries
Charles smokin' ribs, burgers piled high,
lounging by the pool, with friends dropping by.

Sunglasses, flip-flops, midnight walks, crop tops,
sunrise mornings, throwing frisbees in the park

Playlist DJ’n, the bare feet are tappin', we’re TikTok dancin’,
and, truth or dare, I’m seeing a couple of new romances.

Ferris wheel spinnin', funnel-cake eatin’, roller coaster screamin’,
the kettle-corn’s poppin’ for rom-com streamin’ and reality-TVing.

My mom asked, “Why are you girls all sleeping in one room?”
The answer? “Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime snooze”

Why doesn’t someone make a sunblock perfume?

Umbrellas, watermelons, 3am dips, Taco Bell trips
and roasting marshmallows on the poolside fire-pit

Beach towels spread like butterfly wings,
hey, our tans are starting to match our bikinis!

Come on, relax, have an ice-cold martini.
We’re not doin’ nothin' - we’re makin’ memories!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Conn Avatar
July 8, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Is that your clavicle or are you just happy to see me?
Conn Avatar
July 9, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Oh! and A+++ on the artwork, “Youthinism” Roman Catholic Sunscreen: A Trippple Threat With Trippple Protection.
Conn Avatar
July 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I’ve never had any difficulty keeping a smile on a woman’s face. A wiggling, jiggling, giggling tooth faerie you is.
Vionet Avatar
July 9, 2024 at 2:48 PM
To find out you'd have to be an irrational, implacable, Hannibal Lecter type cannibal, I suppose - but then again - aren't I ALWAYS glad to see you?
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