It’s July, and everyone is in the midst of pool parties, fireworks and cookouts. But that also means August is around the corner, so it’s time to squeeze every bit of fun out of the season. That feeling inspired Typewriter Rodeo’s Jodi Egerton to write this week’s poem.
Summertime
School’s out for the summer
The alarms have been squelched
We can sleep in all day if we choose
We’ll bike to the greenbelt
Jump off of rope swings
Then laze in the grass for a snooze
Friends gather together
Catch fireflies in jars
Build secret hideouts in the woods
We’ll swim in the morning
We’ll swim in the night
We’ve sunburned a bit more than we should
We’ll swim in the morning
We’ll swim in the night
We’ve sunburned a bit more than we should
Oh, we’re living it up
Living bold, brave, and free
Til we’ve sated our deep summer thirst
Then we collapse, exhausted
Ready for school again…
What do you mean, it’s only July 1st!
Produced by Laura Rice.
