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One Hot Summer Day

On a blistering August day,
hot sweaty kids just wished to play.

Someone (nobody stills knows who)
turned on the hydrant. Water flew!

It flew and like a geyster went
all over the place – Heaven sent!

The kids went crazy. Oh what fun
that one hot day in summer’s sun!


Sept. 5, 2017 for the Hot Summer Day Contest of Eve Roper
Submitted May 3, 2023 for 
'A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE no 1214' Poetry Contest

Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2017

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Jack Webster Date: 9/18/2017 6:07:00 PM Congrats, Andrea! Login to Reply

Charlie Smith Date: 9/18/2017 10:39:00 AM No better way to draw a crowd of young'ns, congratulations Andrea... Login to Reply

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 9/18/2017 12:47:00 AM Hi, Andrea. Congratulations on first placement. Login to Reply

Mike Gentile Date: 9/17/2017 10:19:00 PM Congrats, Andrea! Login to Reply

Gregory Richard Barden Date: 9/17/2017 10:19:00 PM Big congrats, Andrea - wonderful poem and certainly worth a win! Blessings! Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 9/17/2017 5:32:00 PM Thank you, Andrea, for entering my contest. You gave me what I was looking for in the poem, the children playing, the water hydrant, and the steamy day.... Congratulations on your win... Hugs Eve ~`* Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 9/17/2017 5:22:00 PM Many congrats on your win Andrea:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply

Vijay Pandit Date: 9/17/2017 3:11:00 PM Congrats Andrea on your top win! Login to Reply

Gary Smith Date: 9/17/2017 2:15:00 PM Great fun to read Andrea, congrats :) Login to Reply

Janice Canerdy Date: 9/17/2017 2:10:00 PM I love it! Congrats, Andrea! Janice Login to Reply

Joanna Daniel Date: 9/10/2017 9:52:00 AM Succinct and to the point, best short poem I've read so far, Andrea:) Login to Reply

Pashang Salehi Date: 9/9/2017 1:52:00 PM Some people like rain, some people like sun, I like them both, and all you have done... Great Great little piece... To me you're number one.... Login to Reply

Pipping Stars Date: 9/8/2017 1:45:00 PM made this reader feel nakedly splashed ... how refreshing ... Login to Reply

Tim Smith Date: 9/8/2017 1:01:00 PM A happy day had by all...lovely image Andrea Login to Reply

Harry Horsman Date: 9/7/2017 9:34:00 AM Yes as the photo shows, city kids would enjoy all of that, where i and my friends had the river. love this Andrea Login to Reply

Winged Warrior Date: 9/7/2017 8:24:00 AM Beautiful display of summers day...enjoyed my friend...god bless...^WW^ Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/7/2017 3:34:00 AM - A really happy day for both big and small - Best wishes in the contest, Andrea - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply

White Wolf Date: 9/6/2017 8:13:00 PM A fun write, Andrea! Best of luck to you Login to Reply

Alexis Y. Date: 9/6/2017 7:06:00 PM Hi Andrea, Your poem complimented the picture very well. This fun write brought back so many memories. I can remember hot summer days when we got wet by the water hydrant too. Good nostalgic write. I wish the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis Login to Reply

Akkina Downing Date: 9/6/2017 7:04:00 PM Oh how fun that is :) good luck in the contest Andrea... hugs and smiles :) Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/6/2017 6:50:00 PM This one should end up at the top, Andrea!! Login to Reply

Sunlite Wanter Date: 9/6/2017 6:47:00 PM What fun! I have some old family pictures that look like the people here, but funny looking bathing suits, ladies' wool one-piece on the Florida coast. Login to Reply

Vijay Pandit Date: 9/6/2017 6:42:00 PM Short and sweet--lovely poem Andrea! Login to Reply

Matthew Anish Date: 9/6/2017 6:27:00 PM I remember similar things. This summer I did not get to the beach even once!! The summer is dying now and the season of football and the high Holidays is here. I hope you and yours are well! Enjoyable verse here! I sold a chapbook for a cup of tea and a Danish at a local café today Peace & Love Matthew Anish Login to Reply