That Was Summer - Tegan Parks

Remember the time when you woke up to hear the laughing and splashing coming from Lake Wanaka just down the road and when you were just about to go and join in all the fun, your Gran gives you a few slices of her freshly baked ginger loaf,
That was Summer.

Remember the time when you woke up in Ranfurly and the sheets were sticking to your skin, the sun beaming through the curtains and the taste of your Dads freshly baked pancakes for breakfast,
That was Summer.

Remember the time when you went to the Naseby dam with your family and you were too scared to jump off the diving board. But when you finally built up your courage and jumped off you got a face full of that disgusting, green, mossy stuff,
That was Summer.

Remember the time when it was your first Christmas actually buying presents with your own hard earned money and looking forward to it the whole time they were under the tree. And on Christmas day, the feeling you get when you see their faces,
That was Summer.

Remember the time when your whole family was playing Yahtzee together, and your Mum was so lucky that when you hear her screaming with joy you just know that she has just got a Yahtzee and Yahtzee bonus in just two turns in a row,
That was Summer.

Remember the time when you had just had a big, long holiday away and you were looking forward to some nice, juicy, home grown Strawberries and you run over to them to find that all the good ones had been stolen,
That was Summer.