The summer is here at last,

And no more overcast;

Oh the summer, what an inspiration,

For love, adventure, and contemplation;

I want to capture summer in a rhyme,

A poem or two, to freeze it in time;

But summer comes and goes like any other season,

It gives life and love a reason;

Every summer is a new canvas,

Paint in some friends and some road trip vans;

Late nights in closed pools,

Half naked with nothing to lose,

Floating in the water looking at those California stars,

Wanting to remember that moment forever, capture it in a jar;

New life lessons, new people to meet,

New regrets and new defeats;

But in the happiest times, summer is here,

Whether you go for a late night streak, or a day at the beach

Whether you watch TV or a summertime movie,

Have fun, summer was made for it,

Make memories, you won’t regret it.

2011