My summers haven’t really been carefree since I was about 10. And I don’t like hot weather, so I prefer being outdoors in other seasons. In summer, I soak up the air conditioning, mostly! Still, I love poems celebrating summer and all its outdoor magic. Here’s a slice of "Summer," from a Cybils-nominated poetry book last year. Each season gets 16 charmingly-illustrated lines in this book by Barney Saltzberg.
| Summer Lazy days, barefoot days, Days in the shade. Cannonball splashes, Dancing through sprinklers, Flips in the water from All Around the Seasons |
 (Candlewick Press, 2010) |
MsMac at Check It Out has the Poetry Friday roundup today. So, uh, check it out!