Summer

I close my eyes and walk through memory,
Inhaling in the scent of summer.
I run through fields of grass
And fall to the ground,
skinning my knee on rocks.
I laugh and pick the flowers
yellow like the sunlight,
I blow away wishes.
rolling down the hill
I giggle and get dizy.

Distracted by a ringing,
I open my eyes and see four walls.
Smell the must and dust,
The phone rings again.
Ignoring it,
I close my eyes
to run back up the hill.

Summer

The season to be silly
And your health neglect
Or simply take the time
To sit back and reflect

On the year that has passed by
On the year yet to come
On achievements that were made
On tasks not yet begun

A time for air conditioned comfort
Depending on your clime
or to be out of doors
And by the pool or surf recline

A time when life surrounds you
And permeates your soul
Dismissing the lethargic apathy
That is the winter's toll

But still we must work
And when realities intrude
A glance at the window is all it takes
To feel once more renewed.

Summer

Here we go. A summer poem AND a true story:

Waiting throughout the hot summer
The pipes in the yard flooding bad
Estate agent, they promised a plumber
A month later no arrival, we're mad
The situation just couldn't be dumber
But there was no luck to be had
After ranting and raving from mother
The agent was looking quite sad
At last we got our two plumbers
From our pipes they pulled three tons of sand
Our pipes, they now link to the sewer
Our back yard doesn't flood all that bad
I'll enjoy the remainder of summer
Or at least what there's left to be had

Summer

Summer silently shimmers
Taking, draining, drawing, wilting
Endlessly reminding the living
Of their feeble place on this Earth.
My sweat clings close around me
Like a cheap polyester suit
Clinging in all the wrong place
And accentuating my discomfort.
I endlessly struggle to find relief
Or some engrossing distraction
To alleviate this cumulative torture
Over which I have no control.

Summer

summer heat
down the beach
cruise the beat
and find a niche

bikini girls
have a perv
waves in curls
make boarders swerve (sp?)

see guys swim around
an' get beat down
almost drown
what a clown

lying down
on the sand
without a frown
feelin far from bland

kinda sleepy
so i take a turn
kinda creepy
wake up to a burn

aloe vera
natural healer
but it still hurts
when wearing shirts

muhahaha...

Summer

Days of lazy bliss, just chilling in the sun
Drinking frosty drinks and eating sausages inna bun
BBQ’s and Pool parties
Ice-creams and fairgrounds
Always so much fun.

Summer

Summer Summer
What a Bummer
It has to end
and it makes me sad
I go back to school
and do real bad.

June, Upriver

 Hot night, flicker streetlight
and fade.

The caress of a humid river evening
among its sisters arrayed,

by passage of time this starless flight
sits lonesome but not mislaid.

Summer still writes a letter of remembrance,
suffocating in its sweetness

She concealed we two in our furtive stroll.
Lovers in mind, daring no completeness.

Round the pond we wandered,
pressing close, murmuring our hearts.

No dusky idyll this, the dripdrop of sweat from our noses,
fierce stings of mosquitoes, no prick of roses

Only awkward memories, in countless little carts.

Tell me now, chili pepper,
Did you treasure those false starts?

Summer

Summer's the time for girls to shine,
Dresses so short it's almost a crime
Bright faces,
Bright colours,
Bright smiles,
Laughter and dancing in the sun,
Cast cares aside and join the fun.
Warm words,
Warm touch,
Warm songs,
Rainbow perfume rising high,
Breathe, relax, let out a sigh.
Green grass,
Green trees,
Green faces -
Though ice cream overdose takes its toll,
Summer is always still food for the soul.