A Letter of Forgiveness

Dear Summer,

I forgive you for being too short. After all, it is not your fault. Fall has long been barging in where it really doesn't belong. Always showing up early and throwing leaves off of trees, swirling freezing winds around, and making the sun set earlier than we would all like. Spring is never in a hurry to leave - shortening your time even more. It enjoys pouring rain from the clouds, refusing to let the sun warm us all.

You are smack dab in the middle of two head-strong seasons and you really don't stand a chance of survival. We need to figure out how to give you more confidence...so that you can stand up to these two bullies. What we need is a plan!

Tell you what: I will change all calendars - removing the months of September through May and you will be set. No longer will we have cold, sunless, or rainy days. No more will we experience hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, sub-zero temperatures. The days of early sunsets and late sunrises will come to an end and we can have warm sunny days forever...

It is at least worth a try.