Summertime by Esther Hutchins

We waited so long for warmth
expecting the summer 
to feel like an enveloping hug 
thawing our winter hearts.
But instead we are punished
a scorching blaze of hatred
melting our last hope. 

About the poet:

Esther Hutchins is a writer and 1st grade teacher who lived in rural Iowa with her husband, son, and many fur babies.