Summer

It's a hot season 

that gives you a reason 

to go to the beach

It always seems you can barely reach

this season that has butterflies, bees, and growing plants.

You usually see ants 

crawling on the dirty ground

and you hear a cooing sound,

a sound of a mourning dove, yearning for love.

This season with all these things galore,

the words wash up on the sandy shore

and the waves whisper them gently.

"Summer is here. Bring your beach gear,"

says the gentle breeze that seems like a warm towel against your skin.

Then you seal the happiness with your glorious grin!


Photographs by Hayley Leach