UBC Day 3 - Canadian Summer


Long summer days, so hot and hazy
Reading a book and feeling lazy,
Boating, swimming, taking a hike
Riding a country road on your bike,

Strawberries, watermelon, ice cream, too
Barbecued hamburgers, a cold case of Blue,
Sitting around a campfire getting smokey
Singing songs that are really hokey,

Canadian summer, short and sweet
Savour it like a tasty treat,
Soon Old ManWinter will reappear
Enjoy our summer while it’s here!

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 2:32 PM

    Love it, Cat! That's definitely summer. :)

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    1. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 5:22 PM

      Yep. Hope you're having a good one so far, Laurel.

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  2. bookwormJuly 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM

    Short and sweet - just like our summers in upstate New York! We've had a hot week but now it is cooling down. Time to savor the best of summer! Alana

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    1. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 5:25 PM

      I imagine your summers are pretty similar to ours then. My inlaws live on the St. Lawrence across from upstate New York. Fun to look across and know it's the States over there.

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  3. Battered HopeJuly 3, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    Give me winter any day! We are in the middle of a heat wave and I am not a happy camper. However, I did enjoy your poem and the sweet memories of summers gone by :)

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    1. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 5:23 PM

      I don't care for the heat either, Carol, but I prefer it to the bitter cold and isolation of winter.

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    2. Battered HopeJuly 4, 2014 at 8:25 AM

      One of the main reasons we live on the West Coast - I don't even own a winter jacket.

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  4. Creative Soul Juice - Hobby ParentJuly 3, 2014 at 3:20 PM

    I have visited Canada in the summer. So true, short and sweet.

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    1. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 5:24 PM

      We savour each moment, CSJ as it's over pretty quick.

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  5. Amy BovairdJuly 3, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    Love your poem, Cathy! It's so upbeat and just perfect for the first part of July! Have a great rest of the summer.
    Amy

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    1. UnknownJuly 3, 2014 at 5:23 PM

      Thanks, Amy. Great of you to stop by. Hope you enjoy the rest of your summer, too.

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  6. Kajal KapurJuly 3, 2014 at 6:27 PM

    That's a sweet poem...some really nice summer memories...

    Have a nice time, Cat! :)

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  7. AnonymousJuly 3, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    Lovely!! I'm doing all that! Ice creams and watermelon are a summer must! :)
    Enjoying each and every minute of it before the cold starts again in Oct/Nov! :D

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  8. MichaelJuly 3, 2014 at 9:39 PM

    Looks like a run to Coldstone is on my menu!

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  9. Shailaja VJuly 3, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    That's a lovely, lazy, langorous picture you've painted there! Ah, to sit under some blue skies... I'd probably get sunburnt though, given my luck ;)

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  10. UnknownJuly 4, 2014 at 3:17 AM

    Oh, a true summer feeling, my favorite time of the year.... Wonderful poem! Enjoy those lazy summer days dear:-)

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