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SUMMER
Summer, you are…
Salty drinks served with limes and laughter, lots.
Scratchy voices cheering for favorite baseball teams.
A lighter load, a brighter smile and a reminder to cherish each day.
You are lemonade stands, fireflies and mosquito bites.
You are ripe tomatoes, berries at their peak. Zinnias. Geraniums.
You are the smoke wafting through the backyard as the grill heats up and the happy laughter that lingers around the patio table at twilight.
You are the Ice Cream Man, bicycle bells, fireworks.
You are road trips and staying up late, and eating dessert first.
You are the lawn mower, humming in the distance on a Saturday morning. Steam rising up from the pavement after it rains.
You are soggy beach towels draped in strange places, extra laundry and dirty dishes piled sky high in the kitchen sink, which is fine with us, because…
You are extra time with children in the house, under foot. You are an opportunity to say YES without hesitation and be present during these longer days which, somehow, fly by quicker than the rest.
You are all the things that revive us after a chaotic spring, and your memories are what sustain us all year long.
You’re only just arriving, and already, we imagine you gone.
Welcome back.
— Elizabeth, Liza & Amy
For Friday Fashion, please see Katherine’s post on cover-ups HERE and Heidi’s thoughts on the “mullet skirt” HERE.
Have a wonderful and safe weekend. We hope you create some wonderful memories and embrace this season with gusto!
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9 Responses to “An Ode to Summer”
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LOVE the ode to summer! Have a blessed and safe holiday weekend.
I have chills……what a great little poem!
Chills for me too- beautifully said girls- enjoy!
Expressed so well…Happy Memorial Day!
I loved, loved your Ode to Summer!!!!!!!
I am a teacher, recently freed, and am trying to savor every day, for as you mentioned, summer has arrived but will pass much too quickly.
Have a great summer!
I enjoy your Blog and have told all of my Tupelo friends about it! :)
Thanks, mom! :)
Love this SO much!
Love that poem by my writing buddy Amy!!!
Susu, you are awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!