The Bluestone Review 2025

Children’s Section

All Summers End Laken Blevins

Some people say “love’s just a lie” And I used to believe that until the Summer of 24 Daddy, and me were going fishing right before sun down And that’s when his cinnamon eyes caught mine Standing there on the river bank, was the man of my dreams He was tall, with hazel hair, and a smile brighter than the sky on the Fourth Of July We sat on the riverside, talking about what our daddies would think if we got together None of the outcomes would be good, but we didn’t care it was our first taste of Summer love The sound of our flirtatious laughter rang through the country fields that whole night When it was finally time to go home I wore his hoodie home like a golden chain When we got home it was already 2AM, but the next day he’d call I hoped to feel the Summer love again We laughed so much that Summer it felt just like we were kids again

It was August now, that meant Summer would soon be over But it would be okay, he would hold me through the Fall Or at least that’s what I had thought When Summer left, so did he

I guess all Summers have to end at some point Even if that means the love has to go with it

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