The Season That Was Summer

He sat under an old tree, mind’s off somewhere.

Anything about school has gone into the storage box for now.

All that were in his thoughts were about vacation and summer.

School's out for summer

Out for summer
Out till fall

(School’s Out, Alice Cooper)

The weather was oh, so fine, with that perfect warmth felt against his skin.

Keeping cool under the shade and enjoying the plainness of it all.

A summertime
And the livin' is easy

(Summertime, Billy Stewart)

How lovely were the blue skies

and seemingly, the blended colors of the surroundings

exudes the relaxation that he need not ask

because it was just freely there.

In the summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine.

(In The Summertime, Jerry Mungo)

The season that was summer—way back when he had life at its ideal frame,

with a picturesque perspective of it filled up to the brim.

Oh, when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life

(Summer of ’69, Bryan Adams)

Fate had it that he will find her in the same path.

Fascinated by their discoveries of mutual interests and admiration,  

they continued on their journey together as good friends.

Summer loving had me a blast, oh yeah
Summer loving happened so fast,
I met a girl crazy for me, met a boy cute as can be.

(Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John)

With the friendship that started their bond,

love blossomed between them, hand in hand with the season.

Sweet days of summer
the jasmine's in bloom
July is dressed up
and playing her tune.
(Summer Breeze, Seals & Crofts)

Happy times overpowered the low times.

With the simplicity of the moments that they shared,

they have inspired an ambiance that

may have been ideal yet downright realistic way back then.

You'll wish that summer could always be here
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer.

(Those Lazy Hazy Of Summer Crazy Days, Nat King Cole)

The days wore on and life unfolded as it should be.

Farewells were neither said nor heard,

But the reality of goodbyes have been felt through their hearts.

And I remember how you loved me
Time was all we had until the day we said goodbye.
(Endless Summer Nights, Richard Marx)

The shared path opened into a crossroad and

each of them have chosen separate bends.

For him, there were opportunities to be taken,

And for her, there were dreams to be fulfilled.

Summer days drifting away,
To, uh oh, those summer nights.

It turned colder, that's where it ends,
So I told her we'd still be friends.
Then we made our true love vow
Wonder what she's doing now.

(Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John)

Realization struck and they felt the same feeling--

On their own. Life must go on.

It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go.
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own.

(Cruel Summer, Bananarama)

Just like an old favorite song which can transport you 

instantly to a moment of pain or bliss,
No matter what else has changed in you or the world, 
that one song stays the same. 
There is beauty existing in what is never forgotten.

But we have to say goodbye
Don't promise that you're gonna write 
Don't promise that you'll call 
Just promise that you won't forget we had it all
You were my summer love 
You always will be my summer love
(Summer Love, One Direction)

Remembering is a pleasure for what has been a sweet memory.
And through the seasons that come and go, 

how lovely it is that come summertime,

there will always be a smile in their hearts.

And when the rain
Beats against my window pane
I'll think of summer days again
And dream of you

(A Summer Song, Chad & Jeremy)

And now, with blurred eyesight,
laugh and frown lines prominent, 

he sat there under an old tree. 

He remembered and perhaps, will never forget, 

the season that was summer. 

And his heart smiled again.

One summer never ends
One summer never began
It keeps me standing still

(Suddenly Last Summer, The Motels)