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OH WATERMELON

just for fun....
OH! WATERMELON!
Oh watermelon, you’re a sweet, juicy summertime delight
     inviting us all to take a refreshing bite.
Your juice drips down, a sugary, sticky stream.
     You’re the taste of summer, delightful but not clean.
Your rind cracks with a satisfying sound.
     Your dark seeds we gladly spit out on the ground.
Your seeds are a snack for birds on a warm summer night
     who feast on them underneath the silvery moonlight.
Oh watermelon, you’re a cooling treat,
     an invigorating escape from sun's sizzling heat.

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CayCay Jennings Date: 7/23/2025 12:57:00 AM I love me some watermelon! If I were to write about it, I'd probably use humor to mention how often it makes me pee. I admire that you can effectively spit, I've never conquered that. This poem is refreshingly yummy and woken up my tummy. Poetry hugs ... CayCay Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/23/2025 5:54:00 PM watermelon sounds good to me, too, right now. It makes me pee alot too...so I don't eat it at night. It's refreshing on hot Texas summer days, sending you some of those poetry hugs. Appreciate you and your kind words.

Paige Hind Date: 7/15/2025 4:12:00 PM Mmmmm time for a snack, LOL :) Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/15/2025 4:14:00 PM I agree....watermelon would be great right about now. :-) thanks for your visit.

Beryl Edmonds Date: 7/14/2025 5:51:00 PM That’s so cute Sara, a watermelon as a seat is just what is needed in this heat… Beryl Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/15/2025 4:14:00 PM love the rhyme within your comment...well done....thanks for visiting, Beryl.

Bill Baker Date: 7/14/2025 1:56:00 PM This is a FAV for my list! A wonderfully fun summertime poem, Sara. The imagery was excellent. I could remember eating watermelon on the back porch and spitting the seeds out on the lawn as a little boy. One of the fun things that came along with summer's heat. Have a great week, my friend. Bill Login to Reply Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/14/2025 4:31:00 PM thanks for reading my summery creation, Bill. I'm grateful the poem stirred boyhood memories. I can see you spitting seeds on the ground :-) PS Thanks for the FAV!