first day of summer

it is June... June 20th to be exact... the first day of summer
and while still, in many places, people are delighting in the renewed bounty of the land
the sweet smell of lilac
the end of endless spring rains
and the first strong rays of sunshine in a very long while

I am shuttering my windows against the relentless sun
leaving the house only early in the morning or later in the afternoon
sipping cool water while wearing nearly nothing
and loving the frosted beauty of black raspberries thawing on the counter.