Awaiting Near Summer's Gleam
Chorus of day's notes descends on relay
Sauntering through warm rhythms of romance,
Gold dusk anticipates near summer's play
Night blessing hot July's approach , I dance!
Tossed into moon's glow... bringing scented charms,
Dusk rises agleam till wildflowers swell,
Kissed by birdsongs I await new love's arms
Dreaming of passion ...when sweeter times dwell.
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Categories:
romance, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Summer On The Doorlong hot days for sure
here is Summer on the door
ripe fruits; and some more...
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Categories:
seasons, summer,
Form: Haiku
Summer holidayThe summer holidays are here!
Time to relax and unwind.
Let's head for the beach,
build sandcastles, ride on donkeys
and paddle in the sea.
The golden sun is shining -
No clouds are in sight.
We apply coconut scented lotion
then lay on beach towels
taking care not to burn!
We unpack our picnic hamper
onto a huge tartan rug.
There’s lots of delicious treats
food...
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Categories:
summer, beach, holiday, sun,
Form: Free verse
Drumming Questions on the Pane
The sky, a bruise of fading blue and grey,
Holds breath suspended at the close of day.
Then, just a whisper, a reluctant sigh,
The first fat drop descends from on high.
Not gentle tears but plummets bold and stark,
That shatter dust and leave their watery mark.
A sudden violence, a cleansing sweep,
Awakening earth from its sun-drenched sleep.
The parched brown...
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Categories:
rain, summer,
Form: Rhyme
SummerI've strolled the boardwalk in hopes of taming the beast countless times.
When the phone betrayed me, the ocean was a friend like no other.
Crushing my hate on the grains of sand on a balmy August night without second thought.
Self doubt, disbelief, and time unlimited will torture in ways unimaginable.
Fear is heavy to the man who...
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Categories:
summer, anxiety, depression, mental health,
Form: Free verse
Old Hands Chime Twelve
Old hands counted fingers to define,
That the hours in a day chime twice twelve,
That the months in a year toll what the old hands told.
Twelve apostles, tribes and days of Christmas do unfold
Twelve jurors decide, the twelfth is the hanged man card,
12 inches make a foot, 12 notes in an octave for a song...
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Categories:
planet, summer, time, winter,
Form: Free verse
wispiness
wispiness
of baby's breath
summer magic
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Posted on April 17, 2025...
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Categories:
summer, beauty, flower, magic, nature,
Form: Haiku
Categories:
summer,
Form: Haiku
summer magic
summer magic
of an open window
love in the air
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Posted on April 17, 2025...
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Categories:
magic, summer,
Form: Haiku
Sugar Apple
Sugar Apple
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Satisfying apple
Soft ripe and delicious
Sugary juice of life
Scrumptious flavorful bites
Sweet hues in morning light
Succulent Green delight
Sublime in all its rights
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Categories:
nature, summer, sunshine, sweet,
Form: Pleiades
Life Passing Me By POTDFrom obscurity come the strangers
Fading away, like old dangers.
Walking the street of flowers
more people pass every hour
A few are pleasantry exchangers.
Near my porch, robin sings
Beautiful music for summer swing!
Red berries in a bowl
Kelly green butterfles, on patrol
Noontime's for swaying and musing.
Passersby, smiles of the moment
Starry eyes, upon distance fervent!
Jasmine fragrance in the air
Pink hummingbird is...
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Categories:
summer, animal, bird, color, life,
Form: Rhyme
Summer comes to life
summer comes to life
on cue flowers awaken
joy for the picking
time out to recharge
the countdown gets serious
for stressed bride-to-be
posted on April 15, 2025...
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Categories:
flower, happy, joy, summer,
Form: Senryu
Free as can be
the sun the wind the freedom
as surface childish passions
the urge to be adventuresome
expectation of lollipop rations
nothing holds me back
when i hear summer’s call
you’ll laugh at the silly jokes i crack
while swinging high and tall
i squint my eyes
and look up at the skies
youth seeming omnipresent
timeless and filled with wonderment
AP: 3rd place 2025
Posted on April 13, 2025...
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Categories:
summer, adventure, child, freedom, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Memories of Eleventh SummerSchool grinds on. It seems like hell.
Last day, then summer, and we're free.
An angel sings, rings the school bell.
We race down the street with glee -
so, begins three months of fun.
Let's play baseball. Let's climb a tree.
Riding bicycles in the sun,
Will this season end? No - never -
dreaming...
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Categories:
childhood, summer,
Form: Free verse
A Starry Summer's NightA Starry Summer's Night
An
observed
perception
of time is seen
from a hotel room
window in front of a
stony beach and linden trees
on a calm starry summer night
where starlight reflects off the waters
of a secluded Norwegian fjord....
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Categories:
summer,
Form: Etheree
Specific Types of Summer Poems
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Definition | What is Summer in Poetry?
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