Summer Days
A poem by Lois Perch Villemaire

Summer Days  

Pink peonies surrounded 
by buzzing honey bees
meant it was summer.
Smell of the wading pool 
baking in the sun 
as the green garden hose
snaked across the lawn 

filling it up.
Staying outside 
after dinner
with neighborhood friends,
echos of voices 
shouting commands 
for hide and seek,
lightening bugs blinking
street lights winking 
like a signal
for us to go home.

About the Author:

Lois Perch Villemaire writes poetry, flash memoir and fiction. Her work has appeared in such places as Blue Mountain Review, Ekphrastic Review, One Art: A Journal of Poetry, Pen In Hand and Topical Poetry. Anthologies, including I AmMy Father’s Daughter and Truth Serum Press – Lifespan Series have published her memoir and poetry. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Lois lives in Annapolis, MD.

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