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Summer by Marci Ridlon

Have you ever smelled summer?

Sure you have.

Remember that time

when you were tired of running

or doing nothing much

and you were hot

and you flopped right down on the ground?

Remember how the warm sun smelled and the

grass?

That was summer.

Remember that time

when you were trying to climb

higher in the tree

and you didn’t know how

and your foot was hurting in the fork

but you were holding tight to the branch?

Remember how the bark smelled then

- all dusty dry, but nice?

That was summer.

Remember that time

when the storm blew up quick

and you stood under a ledge

and watched the rain till it stopped

and when it stopped

you walked out again to the sidewalk?

Remember how the pavement smelled

- all steamy warm and wet?

That was summer.

If you try very hard

can you remember that time

when you played outside all day

and you came home for dinner

and had to take a bath right away,

right away?

It took you a long time to pull

your shirt over your head.

Do you remember smelling the sunshine?

That was summer.

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