Good bye Summer

My children love me more than they know. They love me so much that they wanted to spare me too much grief over our separation on their first days of school. So they concocted an intricate plan, taking into consideration my delicate psyche. They knew that if they made the last few days of summer too heavenly, I would mourn the loss of their presence. My children, in their loving hearts, made sure to fight and bicker and complain as much as possible that last week. I know they did it for me. They did it so it wouldn't be so hard for me to say good bye. Thanks kids.

As I sit here and munch on the last of today's first-day-of-school chocolate chip cookies, I'm saying good bye to summer.

Good bye bright colored annuals.


Good bye pool.

Good bye go-cart.

Good bye parades and the candy you brought us.

Good bye bullfrogs.

Good bye family baseball games.

Good bye barefoot afternoons.

Good bye homemade hammocks.

Good bye sunkissed shoulders.

Good bye butter drenched corn on the cob.

Good bye Little League.

Good bye rope swing.

Good bye summer.