A Day In July

It was an innocent summer afternoon And for a day we pushed our problems aside The almanac promised a clear day, highs in the eighties Instead it was muggy and hot in the low nineties After lunch the three of us Took a slow walk under the summer sun Coming home we went our separate ways Jon to the living room Elaine upstairs and I to the den Where I fell into a deep sleep My body sinking into the sofa. A faint breeze circulated through the air Suddenly a yellow light woke me up The skies suddenly darkened Then thunder Followed by heavy rain It was a summer storm Sudden it its ferocity And intensity. Groggy I woke up Barefoot Breathless Joining Jon and Elaine Running out to bring in the lawn cushions In the rain we Laughed Made loud noises Threw cushions around Shrieked To our hearts content We were together again Because of a summer storm.