Saratoga Summers
By Nancy Muldoon<\/p>\n
Endless summer days
The sweet, intoxicating smell
Of suntan lotion<\/p>\n
Ice filled glasses of Cokes
Lemonade stands during racing season<\/p>\n
The daily pilgrimages to Five Points
For bubble gum and baseball cards<\/p>\n
Front porch chats and backyard barbeque’s
My face buried in a Judy Blume book <\/p>\n
Riding my bike along the Avenue of Pines
Swimming at Peerless Pool <\/p>\n
On White Street
Awaiting the familiar and distinctive sound
of Grasso’s Italian Ice Truck<\/p>\n
True intimacy with girlhood friends
Before puberty and boys would
Come to claim and corrupt us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saratoga SummersBy Nancy MuldoonEndless summer daysThe sweet, intoxicating smell Of suntan lotionIce filled glasses of Cokes Lemonade stands during racing seasonThe daily pilgrimages to Five Points For bubble gum and baseball cardsFront porch chats and backyard barbeque’s My face buried…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\r\n