Midsummer Dip

I savor sunshine - its voracious heat as I drizzle sweet lemonade on my dehydrated tongue. I dip my toes into the fondant of lemon afternoon. You’ll find me wading in the aquamarine swoon. My coral-colored swimsuit, one piece tease of a midsummer’s sea; saltine-salvation with a tangerine squeeze. Chartreuse eyes, like a key lime pie, Ray-Ban protected ~ * dessert winks at her sublime prize. Quite crimson, I become, forgetting to reapply sunscreen, with a rub-a-dub-dub,** as I sunbathe near my ocean tub. Clueless after hours on the beach, my love dives into his watermelon treat, a breach of spousal ethics to my cause. With a pouty lip and grifting-tears, I con his palm to soak me down with aloe vera, and grant me two-fisted cocktail sips. The saffron sun dips on the zephyr’d beach. A welcoming arm rounds my shoulders ~ lavender and lilac speech of twilight. 4/9/2021 Contest: Changing Colors Sponsor: Emile Pinet Required words are highlighted in bold letters Internal/End Rhymes 24 lines Ray-Ban — brand of sunglasses Rub-a-dub-dub — nursery rhyme