SOAKING IN SUNSHINE

             by Emily M. Parris

On a beautiful day in summer
You can soak the sunshine in
It seems to permeate the air
And fill you up within

The air is even quiet
Everything is so serene
The grass has covered everything
With its' carpeting of green

It seems to say "Come hither"
"Lie down and take a rest
I'll fill you up with sunshine
And I'll make you feel your best"

"Come feel my verdant carpeting
Commune with me awhile
To be within this summer day
Will surely make you smile"

The grass is such a pretty green
When you view it close at hand
Tiny, transluscent stocks of green
Spread out across the land

Sunshine makes everything shiny
And the grass a different hue
I think I'll make myself at home
And the rays of the sun imbue

My hair feels twice as golden
As it shimmers in the light
The sunshine captures every strand
And makes it all so bright

I think I'll take off both my shoes
Lie back and soak in sun
What a perfect way to spend
This summer day that has begun

Bees and insects fly right by me
So intent upon their flight
So industrious on this summer day
They're a very pleasant sight

They go from flower to flower
They haven't got a care
They're finding their fulfillment
Spreading pollen everywhere

The clouds float slowly by me
Like sailboats in the sky
They're just for decoration
For it's much too nice to cry

With blue, blue sky for ocean
And gentle breeze for sail
The clouds like being sailboats
They haven't time to wail

Ah, if I had a lover
I'd lay and look at him
We'd lay upon a blanket
Until the sky grew dim

I'd choose a spot secluded
Where we could lie all day
The clouds would float above us
And the breezes come our way

We'd lie and soak in sunshine
We'd hear the crickets sound
With my lover close beside me
In this paradise we'd found




Copyright 1982 by Emily M. Parris