Prompt: A poem that describes summer — it can be a positive or negative interpretation.

Title: Ephemeral Embrace

In the golden haze of summer's breath,

A symphony of life stirs in the warmth,

The days stretch long, unburdened by regret,

While sunbeams dance upon the hearth.

The sky is blue, the clouds are white,

They drift and float without a care,

The days are long, the nights are light, 

And laughter fills the open air.

The laughter of the children fills the air,

Their barefoot steps a chorus on the grass, 

The world awash in colors bold and fair, 

As sunsets paint the skies with hues that last.

Yet, summer's charm can mask a fiercer heat, 

Where droughts and parched lands plead for mercy's touch, 

The sweltering days, the pavement's burning sheet,

A reminder that too much can be too much.

The buzzing bugs, the sticky nights, 

The sweat that drips from every brow, 

Can take away some of the light, 

And make us wish for breezes now.

But in each sunrise, hope renews its glow, 

In every star that pierces night's embrace, 

For summer, fleeting, with its ebb and flow, 

Leaves traces of its warmth in time and space.

So let us revel in its radiant flair, 

Embrace the moments, both serene and wild, 

For summer's song, a season's tender prayer,

Is but a chapter in life's endless file.