Never a summer like mine.
     
      Awakened by the sweet songs of birds
      Whistling tunes I have never heard
      Sweet so sweet to my precious ears
      A special melody each one bears
      A day filled with sheer excitement
      I hastened to finish my home assignment
      To catch up with Bugs Bunny and Scooby-Doo
      A little bit of Ninja Turtles too
     
      Then off to Rocky Willow by half past eleven
      With my Daddy's (Uncle Joe's) morsel
      A chance to assist in the store was always my pleasure
      Especially collecting tips of good measure
     
      We bike-raced to pick sea shells at the Sand Dredge
      Playfully skipping along the water's edge
     > On our way back we checked our 'killiban' traps Before retreating for deserving 'cat naps'
     
      The seaplane with its roaring engine
      Though it jolted me awake was very exciting
      I dropped teddy bear and baby doll
      Just viewing this 'beauty' was my all in all
     
      Fruits sweet and succulent from Mommy's garden
      With Daddy's magic touch melon vines grew Laden
      Picking sugar apples and dodging honeybees
      Oh what fun we had climbing guava trees
     
      And occasional pines here and there
      Even sugar canes thrived though sometimes rare
      I loved picking peas, okras, peppers and corn
      'Twas for these the parrot traded a jolly "Good morn"
      Hours and hours spent at the seashore
      Swimming, diving, fishing and lots more
      Gingerly we picked whelks and avoided the eel's wish
      Occasionally slapping each other with jelly fish
     
      Soon we returned home to a somewhat angry Mother
      Not to worry, we quickly soothed her right over
      With buckets of sea grapes, whelks and fish
      Oh how she loved these on a savory dish
      As summer slowly came to a quiet close I was parched like a peanut with a sunburned nose
      Cuts and bruises were minor details As stories of my summer were no fairy tales.
      But I did it all over every summer time
      'Cause there was never a summer quite like mine
     
      by Carolin G. Romney
     
      © Sept 99