It'
Summer (A Pantoum)
It’s Summer and life is sweet
countryside with fat cows grazing
ants scurrying around a fallen treat
soft grass patches find people lazing
countryside with fat cows grazing
birds fluttering with tricks in the air
soft grass patches find people lazing
fields of fragrant flowers everywhere
birds fluttering with tricks in the air
gentle ripples blowing through the trees
fields of fragrant flowers everywhere
a soft breeze stroking fresh green leaves
gentle ripples blowing through the trees
hand folded paper boat drifts down the
stream
a soft breeze stroking fresh green leaves
picnic with triangle sandwiches, peaches
and cream
hand folded paper boat drifts down the
stream
the sun is blazing from up on high
picnic with triangle sandwiches, peaches
and cream
towards day’s end orange and purple fill
the sky
the sun is blazing from up on high
children playing ring a rosy under a tree
towards day’s end orange and purple fill
the sky
Summer Sundays always spent with glee
children playing ring a rosy under a tree
ants scurrying around a fallen treat
Summer Sundays always spent with glee
It’s Summer and life is sweet
© Yolande Matthews
April 2007
