Summer

The sun rises and sets
Several times I feel
Alone in a vast space
My dreams are barren and
Empty
Crying out for someone to find me
In waking hours
I study and
Feel like the Sandman
Has visited me once too often
Sprinkling grit into my eyes
Making my shoulders droop
When they should not
I wish it were over
Wish I could sit down and write
Letting the loneliness go along
With the steady stream of papers and
Memorization
How ready I am for
A summer of no regrets
To sing and dance on the cool grasses
And gaze up at the sky