Wow! Hasn’t the weather been wonderful so far this summer? Of course, there’s always those who complain. They see it as their civic duty. It’s too hot, too humid, not enough rain, too much rain.
And sometimes, sure, the weather does leave a little to be desired. Then, there are days that are just picture perfect. Our friend Johnny T calls them “a bluebird of a day.” Charlie was so taken with that idea, he wrote a poem about it.
A Bluebird of a Day
From the western hills last night
A rumblin’ did come
The rain we’ve needed finally fell
We closed the windows some
By morning, all that humid air
Had up and blown away
And left us with a perfect, little
Bluebird of a day
Cranky old Simone Roberge
Came out to fetch the mail
The woman’s ‘bout as cheerful
As a bunch of wilted kale
(But) as Scamp and I were walking by
I swear, I heard her say,
“Mornin,’ Charlie! Ain’t it just
A bluebird of a day?”
I drove to work, my window down
And when I reached the Square
The Busy Bee was hoppin’, there was
Bacon in the air!
For once, my station came in good
I love the stuff they play
The signal don’t crap out when it’s
A bluebird of a day
At lunch, the boys at work and I
Ate underneath a tree
And all of us could hardly wait
For it to get to three
I’d half a mind to mow the lawn
But hammocks have a way
Of sorta luring you astray
On such a bluebird of a day
Dinner done, we sat outside
And listened, kinda rapt
To owls call and all of them
Mosquitoes gettin’ zapped
Tonight, I’m bettin’ both of us
Will prob’ly sleep OK
No pollen dust, oh, weren’t that just
A bluebird of a day?
That’s it for now. Catch you on the flip side!
Hear Ida Tell It: A Bluebird of a Day
Upcoming Book Events and Performances
August 4: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Albert Church Brown Memorial Library, http://www.acbrown.lib.me.us/ 7:00pm, China, ME
August 5: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Stockton Springs Community Library, http://www.stocktonspringslibrary.org/, 6:00pm, Stockton Springs ME
August 11: The View From He’ah Variety Show with special guest singer/songwriter Anni Clark, http://actonenh.org/ 2:00 & 7:30pm, Portsmouth, NH
August 30: Book Reading: The Sweet Life, Rangeley Public Library, 6:00pm, Rangeley, ME
September 19: A Visit With Ida, Westbrook Seniors at Westbrook Community Center, 1:00pm, Westbrook, ME
September 23 & 24: The View From He’ah Variety Show with special guest international storyteller Antonio Rocha, http://actonenh.org/ Friday at 2:00pm, Saturday 2:00 & 7:30pm, Portsmouth, NH