When Summer Comes
Aimée M. Bissonette
Illustrated by Erin Hourigan
When summer comes, and the sky soars blue above us,
and the days stretch long and warm before us,
We seek adventure, we gather our gear. Binoculars. Hiking poles. Backpacks.
Butterfly nets. Shovels and buckets for trips to the shore.
Summer’s the season when we explore.
We explore misty forests of moss-covered trees.
We scamper over tumbled trees lying crumbling and soft on the forest floor,
where beetles, termites, slugs, and ants, clusters of mushrooms, and young green plants live and thrive.
