The Latest Summer Girl

I met her by the lisping sea,

She said that she’d be true to me;

But when I left her at the shore,

I thought to see her nevermore.

Today I met her here in town,

Her hand outstretched, her eyes cast down;

And by her manner I could see

My summer girl was true to me.

And then I cast the thought away

That summer girls love but for play;

And joy was mine in large degree

Because I found her true to me.

Sep. 8, ‘99