Oh, My Sweet Summer Child

• Joy Holmes, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2021

Oh, my sweet summer child.
The things you'll one day be
The options are endless
Possibilities as wide as the sea
Oh, my sweet summer child
The things you'll grow up to do
For one day you'll be a leader
They will look up to you
You are beautiful
Your eyes carry forbidden gems
You are wonderful, no matter what
Don't listen to them
Oh, my sweet summer child
The things you'll one day be
But for now, my child
Be pure of heart, be naive
Be free.