Summertime

Summertime
© copyright 2018 Patricia M. Shannon

Summertime, and the living is sneezy,
flowers growing, and the pollen is high.
grass is growing, and it badly needs mowing,
but when I do my allergies always make me cry.

Summertime, and the living is itchy,
poison ivy, and mosquito bites,
they're growing faster because of global warming,
hot and scratching, it's hard to sleep at night.

Summertime, and we're all feeling lazy,
'cause hot air expands, so each breath gives us less.
(The) air is code orange, and the UV is sky-high,
so stay out of the sun or use high SPF.

Summertime and the wildfires are blazing,
thunderstorms bringing lightning, after it's hot and dry.
Hurricane season, high winds and flooding,
global warming is making the whole world fry.

Summertime, and the living's not easy,
'Cause we've fouled our own nest, now we're bearing the cost.
What a beautiful world that we chose to despoil;
I cry when I think about all we have lost.

Summertime, and the living's not easy.