Must I say adieu to sweet July?
But before I do here's my reply
With hot days and cooling showers
Peaches, plums and gillyflowers
Beach sand in between our toes
We're on holiday, everyone goes
Ferry rides across the East River
Chilly winds make us all shiver
Mother's house in sun and rain
Gone now, will never be the same
Yet memories of sweet July pie
Tasty blueberry I did not deny
The cat curls up in the hot sun
While we plan our day for fun
Gathering basil and sunny thyme
Herbs to please us all the time
We fill our baskets with cool libations
Pack luscious lunch, nothing rationed
Lazy travelers we care not to leave July
Though the days pass too swiftly, they fly
And down by the sea the waves of time
Remind us, hasten our pleasure not to pine
A tiny hummingbird flutters its wings
Darting from Flower to Flower it sings
While all the flowers in the meadow awoke
In millefleur multi-colors for us to poke
About and clasp some Fleur to our heart
As every flower and leaf sets us apart
With wide eye wonder only July can bring
A month of fairy fruits and love is bling
How does the little busy honey bee
Fly about, so gaily flutter, so free
Roses fill the air in aromatic July
Petal by Petal we count and rely
On such wonder and beauty each day
Must we say goodbye to July today?
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