Ode to Summer

Ode to summer,
Back when the sun kept playing hide and go seek with the clouds
When the swings would play jump rope with the wind
Ode to summer,
Back when the sun stayed up past its bed time
And when the beach water tried dragging you in
Ode to summer,
When swimming pools would call your name
With Dairy Queen jumping out at you behind every corner
Ode to summer,
With the flower spraying you with their various smells
And when rain came at you like bullets
Ode to summer,
The trees would hold out there arms for me
And the leaves shivered as the wind blew around them.