I Smell Summer in the Air

鐘凱紋

I smell summer in the air

‘Raindrops keep falling on my head

Kissing my cheeks.

‘The blues① they send to meet me wont defeat me

Frisbee②，F(xiàn)risbee

Shorts and bare feet chasing the wind

‘So I just did some talking to the sun

Sunlight breaking through

Flowery clouds give their way

‘Sleeping on your job

Sundresses flirting with③ the flip？鄄flops④

‘They keep falling

The sound of baby grass pushing out of soil

‘Because Im free

The shadow of my hair keeps padding my back

‘Nothings worrying me

Clear blue sky.

This is my poem devoted to the arrival of summer in Ithaca. Inspired by the song Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head and the poetry I am reading in my first year writing seminar，The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers.

（By Kaiwen Zhong on Apr.22，2012 in Ithaca，NY）

① blues n.（一陣）沮喪，憂郁；藍調(diào)，布魯斯；一首布魯斯樂曲

② frisbee n.飛盤（塑料投擲玩具）

③ flirt vi.調(diào)情，打情罵俏

flirt with 調(diào)戲，調(diào)情，賣俏

④ flip？鄄flops n. 人字拖，拖鞋

編輯/梁宇清