i promise to run barefoot through the grass this summer

I promise to run barefoot through the grass this summer

I promise to stop the ice cream man at least once a week
and buy a popsicle that will stain my fingers and my shirt cherry red

I promise to run under the sprinkler and laugh as I do so, even though the water is cold

I promise to stand outside during a summer thunderstorm and smell the cool rain as it hits the hot pavement and maybe even dance a little as the rain gets harder

I promise to chase fireflies at night and butteflies during the day

I promise to remember what it's like to be a kid in summer

I promise to never let that kid in me go