Summer's Question

When the days are long
And the sun is high
And the leaves come back
And the air is dry,

When the shadows stretch
And cover the grass
And the flowers bloom
Because winter is past,

When the sky is clear
And the breeze blows free
And water shimmers
As it falls past me,

When I should look up
And laugh to the sky,
That's when I'm asking
If it's okay to cry.