LAKE MICHIGAN

Late evening call
To the shore
Waves speak out
Don’t be sore
It’s still early
There’s time to warm
Patience called for
Doubts begin to form
 
How long this year
Until it’s nice
Random predictions
Will have to suffice
We are patient
Willing to sacrifice
The main thing is
There’s only so much time
Until good days
Automatically decline
 
So we wait
It’s getting better
No more topcoat
Nor woolen sweater
Soon be shorts
And a tee
Then we’ll talk back
To the sassy inland sea
Lake Michigan
 
By Steve Haarman
June 12, 2012