On Saving Summer...

I've Saved The Summer

by Rod McKuen

I've saved the summer
and I give it all to you
to hold on winter morning
when the snow is new.

I've saved some sunlight
if you should ever need
a place away from darkness
where your mind can feed.

And for myself I've kept your smile
when you were but nineteen,
till you're older you'll not know
what brave young smiles can mean.

I know no answers
to help you on your way
the answers lie somewhere
at the bottom of the day.

But if you've a need for love
I'll give you all I own
it might help you down the road
till you've found your own

I have always loved summertime. Well here it is September 14th already,and the last day of summer is just a week away. It seems to me that as I grow older it just disappears faster each year. I have never been a person who liked the cold weather of winter, and the cold wet snow. It looks pretty on Christmas Eve, but I want it to melt and go away just as quick as it came.I will miss the green leaves on the trees, and the colors of the flowers that adorn our porches and yards. I do love to see the fall colors of the trees, and the taste of fresh apple cider. But it saddens me to know that when it ends the chill of winter begins. I certainly wish we could save summer in a box and bring it out on the coldest day of winter.