June

June©

June, the month we look forward to, the beginning of summer.

Outdoor activities, travel, entertainment and fun,

from June through August, we're all on the run.

The downside of June, the year's now half over, oh what a bummer.

Warm sunshine, bright blue skies and soft breezes,

as pollen counts bring for some, uncontrollable sneezes.

Seems so long since the snow, the great winter of skiing,

this month we call June, brings to us all, a great sense of being.

The weekend soon gone, dedicated to Father,

never quite like for Mom, less fuss and less bother,

but memories we have, some happy, some sad,

for that someone so special, we call our Dad.

This month, as we enter the solstice, the meridian of our year,

summertime activities, now move into high gear.

Boating, swimming, fishing, camping, golfing, biking, we go,

only four months or five and we'll be wading through snow.

As we now greet June head-on, and soon welcome July,

the heat starts to increase and the lawns start to dry

We now start looking for shade and a cool spot to rest,

but remember last winter, when we said it's summer, that is best.

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, June©)