solstice evening

it's hot and summery on this first night
we look outside and praise the longest day
the world is filled by myriad beings bright

we see the world with more than normal sight
and praise those things that take our breath away
it's hot and summery on this first night

aloft the birds perform their dance of flight
while we sit here to bid the moment stay
the world is filled with myriad beings bright

we take these matters as our simple right
but in our hearts we know that they are play
it's hot and summery on this first night

against us now the facts will never fight
we cannot from this long path ever stray
the world is filled with myriad beings bright

we know that we must turn back to our plight
but for this moment we pause and delay
its hot and summery on this first night
the world is filled with myriad beings bright