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Summer Poems | Examples of Summer Poetry

Summer Poems
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 DIY Survival
DIY Survival Listen to this rhyme I say, and be prepared every day. In the forest you may go, weather shine or weather snow. If your lost within the trees, don’t run around like a sleaze. Don’t tromp about and shake your...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, adventure, anxiety, life, lost,
Form: Didactic
The Eternal Pine Forest, An Unofficial Love Sonnet
I love the winter, the way it whirls my breath Away; reminds me I am alive, there's hope. I love the ferns bejeweled in snow, the heath As it patterns our legs, walking forest-roads. I love the spring, that...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, beauty, body, change, extended
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member December Spirits
December morning and already life is withdrawing into the shade. The air has the smell of smoke blowing down from bushfires burning up north. The sun wears a red glow. The veneer of normality begins to crack under heat to reveal what's...Read the rest...
Categories: fire, summer,
Form: Free verse

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Seasons
Summer to fall, No other transition Is quite so compelling, So thrilling, So enchanting, The sunlight shines golden In the late afternoon, Illuminating the leaves of trees, Some of which reveal gentle hues Of red, orange, and yellow, The sun spreads its warmth Like an infant...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, autumn, beauty, color, environment,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Dreamy Night
Black onyx night, of the pearlescent moon, diamond dew kissed, musk rose red. Deep purple and white passion! Phantoms dance in lilac dreams; around the corner of blooms, with memories of sunshine. Comparing lovely costumes, in fields, beds and flowerpots, just steps away...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, beauty, color, dream, flower,
Form: Free verse



Yalda
Had you not pierced my heart with sorrow's dart, Nor led my yearning lips to love's swift start, The moon, a tearful eye, would not have gazed, Upon my river, where my soul is crazed. No surging waves of...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, autumn, birthday, christmas, fire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A WARM SUMMER AFTERNOON
It's a clear and bright day outside Summer breeze blowing through my hair Walking on the beach, playing in the sand Along the boardwalk, checking the scene Enjoying a sun filled day at the park Having a picnic, laid back...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, august, beach,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sitting in the Sun
warmth floods over me when blue flowers are climbing sage red rose timing sitting on the stairs in sweet caress of warm winds gold noon never ends sitting among scents under lemon chiffon clouds in butterfly crowds soaking saffron sun as purple martins sing soft wealths...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, bird, flower, nature, nice,
Form: Haiku
The Farmhouse
The farmhouse sits at the end of the gravel driveway The red curtains wave in the open window, Moving perfectly with the late spring breeze The trees surround the home like a backsplash A forest of light and dark...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, 12th grade, america, earth,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member The Red Hibiscus
A red hibiscus bloomed In the backyard yesterday Reminding me of my mother And things she used to say. Like, “Oh, look at that butterfly And the color of its wings,” and “Don’t you just love...Read the rest...
Categories: flower, mother, seasons, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn
WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN - Suddenly, I awoke, To the touch and feel of his able hands, I rose to see a light burning ever, Neither hot to smolder nor cold to bother. Suddenly I approached, To the ray of light...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
A Summer Song
A warm breeze whispers Through the crisp and sunburnt leaves This is summer's song Her rays like showers Of gold, down the slanted eaves A raiment of light The lindens blossom As emerald colonnades Stretched in majesty And hummingbirds' wings Murmured round the daffodils In sweet...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, sky, stars, summer,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Seasons in Rhyme
Colors, bold and laughing Journey through Spring, then Summer Reminiscing about Winter’s bitter All the hostile, cold and gray Ice crystals, Faded into the silence Beneath a freshly fallen snow Blowing away the despair, the dark From a twilight’s beckoning, Song of light, softly...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, appreciation, autumn, nature, spring,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Accident on a Hot Summer Day
I see the blue sky White clouds floating high Sun over my head Trees, in wind swaying Golden leaves dropping I feel the heat My body’s sweat Hot kiss on skin My body’s spin Hear a cry Wheels rumbling Horns blaring Smell blood Ointment Tears. ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, how i feel, scary,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Premium Member Summer
Summer sun burning Blazing azure sky Scorched tawny meadow Pallid hues of trees Tanned people on beach Heat of long day Lethargic spell Sunset relief Pull of cold treats Birds chirping Hot wind blow Dry leaves crunched Mango Ice cream Chill ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, nature, senses,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse

Specific Types of Summer Poems

Read wonderful summer poetry on the following sub-topics: acrostic, alliteration, beautiful, beauty of, camp, end of, haiku, holiday, kids, late, love, rhyme, school, season, solstice, vacation, and more.

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