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Created on: June 08, 2009
The kids are finally out of school.
Most of their days spent in the pool.
Windows open or the air conditioner running.
Slamming doors cause the ice cream truck is coming.
Relaxing in the shade is always nice,
while sipping lemonade chilled with ice.
The warm breeze blowing through the trees,
swaying branches and shuffling leaves.
Sometimes the heat can be a bummer,
during these lazy days of summer.
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