Free of school

Free of chores

Summer is somersaulting on the beach

free of the race and frenzy                                                   

“The sprigs of grapevine embrace each other like
“Sweethearts, and the brooks burst out in dance
“Between the rocks, repeating the song of joy;
“And the flowers bud suddenly from the heart of
“Nature, like foam from the rich heart of the sea….”

                                             -Khalil Gibran

Photo by Myra Lambino, Tondol Beach, Anda, Pangasinan (north of Manila) Philippines