SUMMER
Summer
We looked forward to it
Starting right after Christmas
Would the cold never end
What about the lazy days of summer
At the beach
Picnics
Games
And no school
Time passed
In those lazy days of summer
End of August
School began
We didn’t realize
We were growing
Growing all the time
We needed new shoes
New clothes
The old ones no longer fit
Everything was measured by school
First grade
And each grade there after
At last the doors opened
School was out
We tumbled into the yard
What next
More school
A job
The military
Summer would find a place of its own
The lazy days of summer
Would become weekends
June 29, 2018
annellannell 
I love when time was measured in school years… I lack that part… now it’s counting down until retirement.
When you retire, what measurement will you use? Thanks for the comment.
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When young one has all the freedom but limited by school. When retired one has all the longings of yesteryear’s freedom but limited by youthful strength.
Hank
Your words are true. Thanks Hank.
ANNELL LIVINGSTON http://www.annelllivingston.com annell@taosnet.com 575-751-0680
1431 Mesa Vista El Prado, New Mexico
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Summer lasted forever when we were kids….sigh. Loved this, Annell.
Thank you Miss Sherry!!
ANNELL LIVINGSTON http://www.annelllivingston.com annell@taosnet.com 575-751-0680
1431 Mesa Vista El Prado, New Mexico
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Those imperceptible transitions that take us from one scene of life to the next. Love how you flicked through them🙂
Good observation: “The lazy days of summer
Would become weekends”
Thanks for your comment.
ANNELL LIVINGSTON http://www.annelllivingston.com annell@taosnet.com 575-751-0680
1431 Mesa Vista El Prado, New Mexico
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I love these lazy days of summer ~ I hope that when I retire that I will continue to be busy ~ Have a good summer ~
What you will find is that you have no more time, probably just more to do. Thanks for your comment.
ANNELL LIVINGSTON http://www.annelllivingston.com annell@taosnet.com 575-751-0680
1431 Mesa Vista El Prado, New Mexico
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