Collage #16

I want to tell you of summer time

When watermelons are red and horses are white

Sliding down the water slide on my side is so fine

So is mommy’s skin when hers touches mine

Her laughs are contagious, her smiles radiant

I want to be with her - that should be no surprise

I have her energy, one of a kind

Running all day long, resting minimized

I like the swings in the park that go high

The bars to be grasped by my hands and held tight

The wall with blue knobs for my feet to align

The double slide where daddy and I go side by side

I love the summer breeze that blows my hair wild

The water park where my friend and I abide

The trampoline that makes you’re glad you’re alive

The barrel tractor on which mommy and I ride

I would not mind if summer stays a while

But then -

Summer things must end when summer's gone

Changing seasons are made when the earth revolves

Pumpkins orange and green adorn the ground I walk on

Standing at the door step in my black and orange spider shirt

I hear the wind whisper - fall's just arrived.

Life's Little Pleasure - 100-word snippet

When I was a child, I always wished the taxi rides would go on longer. But that did not happen in Saigon, capital of former Republic of Vietnam. We rarely took a taxi and never ventured outside of the small city. Now I feel my wish is fulfilled when I get on the bus in the early dawn to commute to work. Sometimes I read, but unless the book is too compelling to put down, I reserve some time to just sit and enjoy the ride. When it is cold outside and the heat is on, I feel pure bliss.