Summer is
Long, tan legs
And short shorts.
Bikini tops under tee shirts,
Blonde hair, pulled back,
Lazy smiles,
Happy eyes,
Absentminded doodles in perpetually open,
Notebooks.
Summer is
Red-faced,
Aloe Vera,
Bike riding and babysitting,
Constant sunglasses,
Old music and vacations,
Neglected makeup and
Sunscreen covered
Shoulders
But winter is
Different.
Jeans tucked into boots
Chapped lips,
Apprehension,
Holding back
Holiday after meaningless holiday.
Exhaustion,
Fake smiles and
Tired eyes.
Winter is
Calculated words,
Haphazard apologies,
And hidden tears.
Guilty pleasures
And secret regrets.
Whispered encouragements,
Homemade scarves
And wool socks.
Just daydreaming
About
Summer
Again.