Yesterday’s Sun burned steadfastly hot
Why not, it’s got a job to do
Dissolving clouds invite more heat in
Let Summer come tan us again
Bring back those transistor radios
Beach bum days when everyone shows
Coppertone skin, frisbee grins - by splash-happy waves galore
Where sizzlin’ sand embraces untamed sea
Tenderfoot souls dash for the wet
To reduce their mercury ouch
Then hesitate right at Fahrenheit’s cold
Where the shock of the ocean unfolds
Cooling degrees chill to the knees
But submerging the torso’s one difficult thing
Unless you’re, all in ~ with a dolphin dive
Decisions not meant for the wimpy, fraidy-cat kind
Only for those brave hearty crew
Who, drench down well from head to toes!
Mr. Melville knows it’s stem to stern stuff
Terms that waltz with ceaseless tides
Most sea going folks agree
Its bake, then dip and roast some more…
Back into the water who's keeping score
Soaking wet cool or unabashedly parched
We bask, we float, we glow