Mississippi Summer

Memories of my childhood in Mississippi

Quietly I sit
Upon a grassy knoll
Surrounded by fire ant beds

A dark water stream
Lazily meanders by
Whispering cool greetings
In a hot sun

But I sit
Still as snow
Watching
Waiting
Listening

All is silent
Still
Wonderfully quiet

A breeze
Only a breeze to hear
Oh, and the occasional 
Brim striking the surface
Hunting that haphazard bug

Still Quiet
Still Hot
Still Waiting

Oh Mississippi Summer!