Busses dropping off
Excited kids
Counting the days
Til summer recess
Blaring warnings
On the TV
Announcing tornado’s
Blowing around

Smells of mowed grass
Driveways new with tar
Grown kids walking
In gowns with caps
Signal that summer
Has arrived
Although Spring
Got faded over
With low temps
And snow

Sounds of summer
Are all around
The flowers have risen
And the ice is gone
Time to clean off the patio
And light up the grill
So the kids can
Eat hot dogs and hamburgs
At will ..

Flags will be flying
Around freshly
Painted pools
As swim meets
Start tallying points
From tadpoles to frogs
In swimsuits of every color
Exhibiting many different strokes
As mothers scream names
From overused throats