What I Did Over Summer Vacation
I didn't build a space ship,
I didn't sail the seas,
I didn't break the record for consuming feta cheese,
I didn't start a rock band,
I didn't make it rain,
I didn't join the circus,
I didn't swim to Maine,
I didn't climb Mt. Everest,
I didn't master Spanish,
I didn't learn the magic word that makes my sister vanish,
I didn't do a back flip from the high-dive at the pool, but
I didn't mind, 'cause what I did:
I didn't go to school.
I didn't sail the seas,
I didn't break the record for consuming feta cheese,
I didn't start a rock band,
I didn't make it rain,
I didn't join the circus,
I didn't swim to Maine,
I didn't climb Mt. Everest,
I didn't master Spanish,
I didn't learn the magic word that makes my sister vanish,
I didn't do a back flip from the high-dive at the pool, but
I didn't mind, 'cause what I did:
I didn't go to school.
This poem is copyright (©) Max Gutmann 2026
About the Writer
Max Gutmann
Max Gutmann has contributed to Cricket, Lighten Up Online, Light, The Spectator and lots of magazines with Review in their titles. His plays have been performed throughout the U.S. and elsewhere. His book There Was a Young Girl from Verona sold several copies.
