Summer Kiss

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You know for sure, one day they'll be chasing each other, screaming bloody murder over ownership of a toy, possession of the TV remote, or playground rights.

You'll be mediating in endless arguments: "He did it!"  "No, he did it!"  "No! He did it!"  "No he did!"

You know you'll have to pull them apart mid-fight, even as they ferociously try to land those small-fisted punches.

You'll be buying two sets of toys, just to keep the peace and possibly, get out of the store with your dignity intact.

Ah yes. You know how it will all be.

But for now, this is how it is:  scampering about in their white sandos on a hot summer day, sun-shiny smiles, their little brown arms locked happily in that child-tight embrace, the wet sloppy kiss.

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