Lazy Days Of Summer Poem
Remember Love in the Mist and Long Hot Summers
Lazy Summer Days
The sweet smell of cut grass clings to my back
Where four-leaf clover grows beside the track
The oxeye daisy said he loves me lots
We kissed in the mist, midst forget-me-knots
The fingers of summer caressed my face
With long lazy days, there's no need for haste
The morning dew drops on a blade of grass
Traps the rainbow and sparkles like cut glass
Honeysuckle, jasmine, and rose perfume
Pervade the air from each perfect bloom
The blackbirds are busy flapping their wings
Fetching and carrying food for fledglings
Bees busy making honey for the queen
In the meadow of red yellow and green
Wildflowers swaying untamed in the breeze
Releasing pollen for bees and for sneeze
Cherries and berries, sweet apples, and pears
Harvest of plenty divided into shares
Some for the birds, for the wasp, and the ants
The rest, for me to make jam with my aunts
Far in the distance, happy voices ring
As children sing about an ancient king
The dog chased a lizard into the pond
Dragonflies hovered and fluttered around
Those lazy summer days end much too soon
See the birds flying south by the light of the moon
They must follow the sun, but one day they'll return
To long summer days for which our hearts yearn