SUMMER SMILES ON MY MIND

 

 

SUMMER SMILES ON MY MIND

 

1.  A Summer Dance

 

48 summers ago, on our maiden dance,

I knew I had only one left foot,

but almost died to discover I had two.

 

2. Baguio on my Mind

 

Skating, sailing at Burnham Park,

I stole my first kiss, and carved

her name on a pine tree’s brittle bark.

 

3. Summer Sundowns

 

Now we watch shimmering summer sunsets

on porches while we play our waiting game,

wondering if her name is still among the branches.

 

---Albert B. Casuga