“Spring Becomes Summer,” read by Pat Severin.
Spring Becomes Summer
(through a child’s eyes)
by Pat Severin
The day’s getting longer.
You know what that means?
Spring soon will be here
With the greenest of greens!
The trees start their budding,
Leaves soon will appear.
Oh, boy, I can see it,
Springtime is here!
My doggie’s excited,
“Let’s go out, right now.
I’ve picked out a great spot
Beneath that tree bough.
“I’ll race out, just watch me.
It’s such a prime spot.
Oh, look, see that squirrel there?”
He’s off like a shot!
I see in the distance,
My favorite sight!
A fat, little robin
Who’s just taken flight!
He’s there on that branch
Of our sycamore tree,
The one with the swing
My dad made for me.
I can’t wait to feel it,
The wind in my hair.
When it blows as I’m swinging,
I whisper a prayer.
Thank you, Dear Jesus,
For playing outside
With Suzy next door
And Sharon McBride.
It sure will be nice
Not wearing a coat!
Spring and then summer,
They both get my vote!
About the Poet
Pat Severin, a retired Christian teacher, is also published in such Christian magazines as the Agape Review, the Clay Jar Review, The Way Back to Ourselves, Heart of Flesh, Vessels of Light, and Words of the Lamb. She is regularly featured in the SAP Anthologies and has contributed to three books.
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