School’s out 
Freedom rings 
What does this season bring?

Hide the alarm clock
Skip some rocks 
Blast some cannonballs off the dock

Bare feet stained by cool, soft grass 
Bare bottoms skinny dip 
Was that a bass?

Fishing, bike rides, river wades
Berry picking and lemonade 
 
Sandy toes, ocean waves
Skin kissed by the sun

Cookouts, picnics
Thwack!
Around the bases we run

Family trips to the reservoir 
Tents, campfires, sticky s’mores 

Summer camp, all new friends, promises to write 
Crickets sing a lullaby that ushers in the night 

Shooting stars
Ice cream treats 
Let’s drift to dreams on line-dried sheets