Summer fading

I took the dog around the neighborhood for a walk tonight, and I came to the realization that summer is over. The sound of children up and down the street is a normal thing on our dead end road, but tonight a somber silence filled the air. No little bodies running out to pet the dog, or darting by on bikes. Tomorrow is the first day of school here. The warm breeze made just enough noise to hear through the leaves, and skeleton bicycles littered the sidewalks. It was almost as if you could feel the goodbye summer song on the air. I remember being a kid, the dread of that first day back. I felt that little bit of longing for childhood as I rounded the corner to my porch lit house. I have to smile thinking of all the protesting, all the 8:30 baths and lights out by 9. All the hours of homework, the walks to the bus stop, the learning of life. If I knew then what I know now, hehe, isn't that always the way. So a little moment of silence for all those little shits heading up and out at a ripe early hour tomorrow, we have all been there, and the ride is never as fun as the end of the journey, but the stuff you cram in your head is yours forever. I feel a little like a motivational speaker, so I'll stop now.