19 February, 2023
When summer is in the city
And brings a blaze of heat
The ice-cream man with his little cart
Goes trundling down the street
Beneath his round umbrella
Oh, what a joyful sight
To see him fill the cones with lots
Of cooling pink or white
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry
Or chilly things to drink
From bottles full of frosty-fizz
Green, orange, yellow or pink
His cart might be a flower bed
Of roses and sweet peas
The way the children gather round
As swarms of honeybees
M.Y. Mariyam
Grade 8
KL/Aluthgama Weediya Muslim Girls’ National College
Dharga Town