For Today,

Knee Deep in Summer

Sandy Dickson

There are locusts and katydids and
   multitudes of birds,
Humming, buzzing and singing but
     not needing words.
There are joyful sounds of children
    who squeal in delight,
And lawnmowers sound in the distance
     somewhere ‘til the night.

There are oceans and beaches where
     people rush to be,
To frolic, splash and to cool down
     to feel soothed and free.
The occasional flitting wings
     of a bee or fly,
Can be heard often on warm days
     as they hurry by.
If you watch, you’ll see bumblebees
     hovering on flowers,
And on some afternoons there might be
     scattered showers.

Butterflies decorate day’s air,
     and fireflies at night
Gracefully blinking and beaming
     on route to their plight.
What is the light of a firefly—
     just beauty alone?
How do they keep blinking that way,
     and where is their home?
The smell of barbecues grilling
     captivate most all,
So butter that corn-on-the-cob,
     before it is fall.

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