Summer

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Seven summer sparrows

sit upon the lawn,

having a sprinkler tea party

before the day is gone.

The dog days of summer 

- three fat dogs on their backs -

paws waving at the sky

as in the heat they bask.

The squash leaves, they are climbing

but the squash aren't here to stay.

Soon they'll roll right out the garden gate

and make their getaway.

The grass is brown and crispy

and it is only June.

It seems with global warming,

mid-summer has come too soon.

Sun rides the sky with a merciless eye

like a cyclops on the wing:

the heat, wildfires, the threat of drought - 
what will this summer bring?