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Summer Serenade

The morning birdsongs, The mowing, planes in the sky; The sound of sprinklers. Ice cream truck circles the block; The kids yelling and screaming.

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Steve Edmonds

Date: 3/29/2009 9:48:00 AM

Nice form and love the sounds written.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/28/2009 10:01:00 PM

What a beautiful summer feeling I get reading this poem. Nice work, Raul!

Keith Bickerstaffe

Date: 3/28/2009 2:06:00 AM

A veritable cornucopia of summery sounds! Well crafted and rendered... Best wishes, Keith

Danielle Moreno

Date: 3/25/2009 2:26:00 AM

The sounds of Summer all in one poem, well most of them, nice Job..................Danielle

Chris Goombi

Date: 3/25/2009 1:36:00 AM

Ice cream is the best of Summer.

Elizabeth Neal

Date: 3/24/2009 7:23:00 PM

I love Ice cream in the summer. I chase the ice cream truck down everytime it comes around. Love E.

Tyler Martin

Date: 3/23/2009 10:52:00 PM

So sounds of Summer so nicely put into a grat tanka. Tyler

Abe Lopez

Date: 3/23/2009 3:27:00 PM

Nice summer sounds, I agree with this serenade......nice

Derrick Burton

Date: 3/21/2009 9:49:00 AM

Man... you guys have gotten so much better at everything so of course since this site challenges me I just have to work harder and better to keep up with various great poets. Love the poetry here, well written and nature screams through its words. Enjoyed and have a blessed day.

Kristin Reynolds

Date: 3/21/2009 2:26:00 AM

YAY! we all scream for ice-cream - yummy, and i know I do! well done, love, Kristin

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 3/20/2009 5:44:00 PM

Dear Raul, Wow! I think I was 7 8 9 10 years old when a " Summer Serenade " happened I Thank-YOU for the trek down the memories of my youth ALWAYS...HG "A digital anthology" with Christopher Higging "Rainbow" and we have the makings oa a great POEM Thank-YOU for YOUR Comments Especially on YOUR Dedication "If I Could"

Robin L. Gass

Date: 3/20/2009 2:26:00 PM

This is truly a "summer serenade"! Beautiful Tanka, Raul. Thank you for sharing this beautiful day! Love, Robin

Carrie Richards

Date: 3/20/2009 1:11:00 PM

Each line a gift....but those last two lines make me laugh!! ~ Lovely summer serenade!!

Jim Wilson

Date: 3/20/2009 10:48:00 AM

Great cacaphony! A wonderful soundscape! Thanks.

Frank F. Atanacio

Date: 3/20/2009 10:11:00 AM

what a delightful serenade