Summer Poem by Jon Yttri

Picnics, parades, part-time jobs, garage sales, bake sales, reruns, squirt guns, softball, volleyball, tennis, golf, croquet, badminton, bad basketball, swimming pools, sunbathing, inner tubes, beach balls, waterskiing, water fountains that don't work, watermelon, cantaloupe, cotton candy, hot dogs, potato salad, fried chicken, marshmallows, banana splits, ice cream swirls, vacations, vacancy, travel guides, fishing, hiking, camping, detours, drive-ins, dairy month, Milwaukee Brewers, Madison Mallards, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Wisconsin Dells, Devil's Lake, carnivals, county fairs, state fairs, theme parks, park passes, corn boils, fish boils, farmers' markets, ferries, fireflies, fireworks, paperbacks, port-a-lets, sunburn, scraped knees, mosquito bites, bee stimgs, heat waves, downpours, lawn furniture, lawnmowers, air-conditioned tractors, rvs, Evinrudes, good humor trucks, rollerblades, mopeds, bicycles, sidewalk cafes, sidewalk sales, sailboats, botanical gardens, umbrellas, sunglasses, sunblock, bug repellant, and other things you forgot to bring; street musicians, outdoor concerts, theater-in-the-round, t-shirts, cut-off shorts, sandals, sand in your socks, sweat bands, visors, bikinis, baseball jerseys, baseball caps of football teams, hardhats, and holidays marking the beginning, middle, and end.