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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.

Copyright © Raul Moreno | Year Posted 2009

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Steve Edmonds Date: 3/29/2009 9:48:00 AM Nice form and love the sounds written. Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 3/28/2009 10:01:00 PM What a beautiful summer feeling I get reading this poem. Nice work, Raul! Login to Reply

Keith Bickerstaffe Date: 3/28/2009 2:06:00 AM A veritable cornucopia of summery sounds! Well crafted and rendered... Best wishes, Keith Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

Chris Goombi Date: 3/25/2009 1:36:00 AM Ice cream is the best of Summer. Login to Reply

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. Login to Reply

Tyler Martin Date: 3/23/2009 10:52:00 PM So sounds of Summer so nicely put into a grat tanka. Tyler Login to Reply

Abe Lopez Date: 3/23/2009 3:27:00 PM Nice summer sounds, I agree with this serenade......nice Login to Reply

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. Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

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" Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

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!! Login to Reply

Jim Wilson Date: 3/20/2009 10:48:00 AM Great cacaphony! A wonderful soundscape! Thanks. Login to Reply

Frank F. Atanacio Date: 3/20/2009 10:11:00 AM what a delightful serenade Login to Reply