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Summer Poems | Examples of Summer Poetry

Summer Poems - Examples of all types of summer poetry to share and read. This list of summer poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of summer poetry. This list of works about summer is an excellent resource for examples on how to write summer poems.
Premium Member Johnny Jump Up
Admire a Summer Flower Contest ************************************************************* Hey, Johnny Jump Up, Mischievous elf, Your look like Viola, Not like yourself. Same shape, same colors - Before our eyes, Your yellow and purple, Quite the disguise. Vibrant, bright colors Painted on your five petals Love, luck and happiness Your gifts...Read the rest...
Categories: flower, summer,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Marigold
“It does not matter if you are a rose or a lotus or a marigold. What matters is you are flowering.” Rajnesh ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, appreciation, beauty, color, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member SUMMERTIME
Summer days are coming soon- Unveiling in our month of June. Midday warm Sun and cool night Moon- ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, tribute,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Summer Flowers
By the time it's officially Summer, Without a doubt, they will be arresting me. Presently, they are budding under the crape myrtle. Most assuredly, they will cast their spell on me. They will dare me to ignore them in...Read the rest...
Categories: flower, flying, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sunflowers
Sunlit petals can be found Underneath a center round, Nodding ... both to and fro Finding summer breezes' blow, Loyal to a warm embrace Over to the sun they face, While they stand, o, so tall Even into the months of...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, appreciation, flower, garden, smile,
Form: Acrostic



Premium Member Queen Of Sinkholes
Frazzle dazzled Summer escapades, a wave of madness hoists a red flag; Fuchsia allows my brain to defrag, sunsets melt hues into softer shades; I can now turn down those hot coals that my emotions have been tossed on; Acting impulsive...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, feelings, inspirational, summer,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Premium Member As Humid Night Turned Into Day
As humid night turned into day, my eyes I lifted to the gray and what I saw gave me a turn. Emboldened blaze of rising sun! Clouds parted, scurried fast away and left the dawn to seek its prey. Tree leaves...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, cool, day, environment, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Summer Days
Colorful umbrellas dot the shore As beachgoers bask in sunshine Sandcastles threatened by waves People collect seashells As the ocean roars There's fun and sun On sizzling Summer Days 5-123-2024...Read the rest...
Categories: ocean, summer,
Form: Nonet
Premium Member Spring in the Hallway
"If nothing happens, the dust will drift and the heat deepen," from REASONS TO LIVE by Amy Hempel He meets her as he does everyday in the school hallway; conversations,...Read the rest...
Categories: romance, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Dying Plants
A casual walk today in mid-July past daisies in my garden fading fast-- as Birds of Paradise seen fading, too. I walk a brick-lined path down stairs, past tiny drooping pansies in their pots. It's summer now, I knew they...Read the rest...
Categories: summer,
Form: Rhyme
SUMMER FLOWER
SUMMER FLOWER I am relentless, a true survivor Pushing up across every green lawn Unashamed, just like Lady Godiva But a commoner, no affected yawn From that famous seed head, I am born Then to bright yellow, in all my glory My...Read the rest...
Categories: flower, summer, yellow,
Form: Dizain
Premium Member Summer Flowers
Written: May 10, 2024, For Jay Narain Summer Contest Rumi Quote: Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder ...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, flower, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Hibiscus
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wander about, surrounded by the hush of heaven. There is a red hibiscus blooming in the summertime garden. The sight of its touch enamors me: a morning kiss. It’s a new day. I feel great surrounded by...Read the rest...
Categories: flower, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Now is Just Your Then
As the clocks creep, unknown... again, my summer's call, of Calendulas, and Cotswold stone, crumbles, in compliance, that this, beauty, cannot be…here, just for me, alone. ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, beauty, extended metaphor, history,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Coccinellidae: updated
coccinellidae happiness personified smiling with delight ...Read the rest...
Categories: garden, insect, summer,
Form: Haiku

Specific Types of Summer Poems

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