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Hello Summer

Heaven splayed a sun so unassailable that it scorched the earth. 
Even the creek beds, dried with crackled skin, plead for rain.
Lost are the sounds of now silent frogs and swishless fish
Left behind, Spring satisfies its wanderlust across hemispheres.
Opportune Summer disburses its virulent heat.

Solstice day exposes long hours and hot temperatures
Under a sweltering Sun consulate for communal celebration.
Many praise the shift in seasons while others
Mind the rituals of fertility, vestral life, and bountiful harvest.
Either way, I greet Summer with outstretched arms 
Reaching for transcendent heights unknown to Spring.

Copyright © Linda Alice Fowler | Year Posted 2023

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Valsa George Date: 8/2/2023 9:20:00 PM Summer may grow intolerably hot sometimes. Yet I too welcome summer with open arms. Beautiful poem, dear Linda ! Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 8/3/2023 9:46:00 AM Hello my friend. I do love the summer, but my poor garden suffers. It is not accustomed to triple-digit temperatures with such intense heat! Thanks for reading and commenting! :)

Curtis Johnson Date: 7/23/2023 3:11:00 PM Great Summer expressions. Blessings. Curtis. Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 7/23/2023 4:42:00 PM Hello Curtis. Thanks for you kind comments! :)

Joe Maverick Date: 7/16/2023 11:08:00 PM A hot one here Linda-Alice, i almost became a Victim of sunstroke, as i travelled its lines.' I think climates have always altered, and man Could be better at things Like not creating war..That cant help areas, and like the Train crashes, and toxic cargos yet the So called eco aware bodies smooth It over..Or try too? I shall think of hammocks ball games a stroll to the corner For some ice-lollies O no they got rid of the shop So we could drive to malls.' Similar Leading bodies? Oh well! Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 7/23/2023 1:03:00 PM Yes, here, too Joe. It's hard to keep up with watering the flowers. They look so sad. Even 50 years ago, the flowers suffered in the Texas sun, but they always managed to survive and revive! Thanks for your visits and comments my friend! :)

Panagiota Romios Date: 6/24/2023 1:51:00 PM Grea one Linda In fact, it’s quite beautiful i it’s specificity Pamgie Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/24/2023 3:53:00 PM Thank you dear Pangie. I always welcome your visits and comments. :)

Constance La France Date: 6/22/2023 11:14:00 AM Linda, I like your poem, a lot, I welcome summer too but it is very hot here in my part of Canada, unbearable really, we have had no rain in a long time, and I fear for the farmer's crops, global warming is a real issue ! Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/23/2023 7:04:00 AM Hi Constance. Summer in Texas is challenging at times. Not nearly as hot as some other places I have lived. I'm not sure if it is the heat, the sun's intensity, humidity, or a combination. No matter, hot is hot. I have loved every part of Canada that I have visited. I don't remember it ever being hot, and I empathize with your farmers. LOL Stay cool. :)

Jan Allison Date: 6/21/2023 11:54:00 AM the change is climate in some areas is such a worry, your first stanza hits home hard, I cant wait for the British Summer - rain rain and more rain lol:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/21/2023 3:18:00 PM Hi Jan. Yes, it is a worry, but we adapt. Room here today, thank goodness! hugs :)

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 6/21/2023 10:09:00 AM - Welcome summer ... I've been waiting for you ... lovely written, Linda :) - hugs Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/21/2023 3:16:00 PM Thank you Anne-Lise. I'm heading north in a few weeks LOL :)

Heidi Sands Date: 6/21/2023 9:19:00 AM Well written Acrostic Linda :) Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/21/2023 3:14:00 PM Thank you Heidi. :)

Victor Buhagiar Date: 6/21/2023 8:46:00 AM In certain parts of the world, summer can hardly be bearable. In Malta we had a mild winter. I dread summer. It will be very hot. Login to Reply Victor Buhagiar Date: 6/21/2023 9:24:00 PM Thank you for commenting on my poem. Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/21/2023 3:14:00 PM I once lived in Dubai. I understand hot and humid. :) hugs! :)