Summer

by Naomi Henry
(P.S.217, Brooklyn, NY)

Ding dong! Ding dong!
friends coming over to my house

slam slam slam slam !
doors shutting and kids going to play

slurp, slurp, lick, lick,
children enjoying cold ice cream

SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLOOSH! SPLOOSH!
people jumping into pools

gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp,
everyone enjoys fresh cold water

Ha-ha, ha-ha
children laughing and having FUN!

Sigh, sigh, breath, breath,
people and animals panting from the heat

Hooray! Hooray! Hoorah! Hoorah!
people and kids cheering for the SUMMER!