Summer is tethered to the scent of a rose,
and bubbling brooks, where minnows nip at bare toes.
Spring's spurring Summer on, and indeed, it shows;
freeing the rivers and lakes that Winter froze,
and greening the dried grasses of the meadows.
Summer's sizzling hot sun shines brightly all day;
warming swimming pools where children splash and play.
And it burns exposed...
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