It’s Always Summer in the Backyard
Dirt, knees blown out of my jeans from digging it. (Mom had to buy “ToughSkins” to keep me from ruining them) Soccer, lemonade Kittens & Poodle Tree House Fort Cicada swarm hatching Scaling the trees Ready to turn from green to chocolate brown
A Texas thunderstorm watched from the porch swing
As childhood fades with this old age It seems like I remember—
It’s Always Summer in the Backyard