Song of Summer

Every summer, usually unintentionally, one song emerges as my "theme song" for the season. This summer there is no doubt that my song is "Constellations" by Jack Johnson. I play it every day after dinner, and it transports me from my hectic day to the calm of evening. It soothes me, makes me feel a breeze even if the air is still, and lets me savor the word "moonrise".
Ahhhhhh.

Constellations

The light was leaving
In the west it was blue
The children's laughter sang
And skipping just like the stones they threw
Their voices echoed across the way
Its getting late

It was just another night
With a sunset
And a moonrise not so far behind
To give us just enough light
To lay down
underneath the stars
Listen to papas translations
Of the stories across the sky
We drew our own constellations

The west winds often last too long
The wind may calm down
Nothing ever feels the same
Sheltered under the Kamani tree
Waiting for the passing rain
Clouds keep moving to uncover the scene
Stars above us chasing the day away
To find the stories that we sometimes need
Listen close enough
All else fades
Fades away

It was just another night
With a sunset
And a moonrise not so far behind
To give us just enough light
To lay down
underneath the stars
Listen to all the translations
Of the stories across the sky
We drew our own constellations