the sun has hidden until the dawn
chocolate allowed to keep it’s cool
the air does not weigh upon your chest
summer’s night air should be taken deeply
the crackling heat holds mosquitoes in mid flight
jabbing flames jabbing
the tanned skin holds its face
moonlight lends a hand
the sweet giggle from sugar’s drug
preambles awed stares into the night sky
roasted marshmallows are always better after dark

Matunuck, RI 2014