And I am already dreading winter

I am missing the sun hot on my skin

The cool water engulfing my body

The bright orange weaved into the sunsets

Dinners on a crowded patio

And the bright green trees hanging over the road

Summer always made me feel more alive

Gave me hope that everything would be just fine

I wonder what I’m still doing

Living in this landlocked state

That sees every season

Why can’t I leave?

Run to where summer is forever

I’ll dream of that while the snow covers the roads

And the trees die

And the sky is grey

I’ll write about summer

Like she’s a long lost lover

And count down the days

Until she shows up again

To hold me close

Until then I’ll try to enjoy

What little I feel I have left

Of her this year