Break out the ice cubes
Drink to good cheer
It's that time of season
When summer's here



Days and nights are so hot
That I'm always sweating
To keep out mosquitoes
I sleep under netting



My scalp runs with sweat
And my hair gets all stringy
Perspiration's so bad
That my clothes are all clingy



Cool showers help a little
I smell like sweet clover
Before I get myself dried
I'm wet again all over



The grass is so brittle
It crunches under my shoes
The flowers are dying
I'm getting the blues



I try to keep cool
By running through the hose
Or jumping in the creek
Without any clothes



Skinny dipping is something
I don't really favor
Since I got reported
By some nosy neighbor



My dishes need washing
The beds are unmade
I just can't function
When it's ninety in the shade



Since I'm alive and breathing
I really shouldn't complain
The sky's getting cloudy
We may get some rain



Might as well stop griping
And accept status quo
I'll be wishing for some heat
In six months or so



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
June 26, 2006
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