90 Degree Day

To feel the radiant heat, the first 90 degree day of the season,
to see skirts flowing and fans waving, women standing on the corner,
to hear shrieking and laughter, children throwing a Frisbee in the yard,
to smell grass growing, perennials poking through the dirt,
to taste charcoal and mustard, the burnt casing on a hot dog,

to experience summer for the first time...
A baby giggles, joyfully babbling about his day.

I loosen my tie and sweat out the sins of winter.