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Summer Sunshine

Summer Sunshine

Summer sunshine feels different from spring,
Round – ripening and growing large –
Laying still, sunbeams tickle leaves and sing -
Seeing blueness across the sky enlarge.

Summer sunshine welcomes naps in hammocks
And seeps into the winter weary soul
Cloud shapes shift in the sky, panoramic,
And the scent of new cut grass to extol.

Summer sunshine writes of calm, sunlit lakes 
Winding down, gathering, summer reading
The scent of suntan cream and sizzling steaks
Getting ready, watering and weeding.

Windows open as sunshine rushes in
Warm blessing from God’s hands like sacred hymns.

Copyright © Sam Kauffman | Year Posted 2023

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Christuraj Alex Date: 7/30/2023 11:57:00 PM Great sonnet on Summer Sunshine. Congratulations! Login to Reply

Valsa George Date: 7/30/2023 10:49:00 PM After a chilly winter, when spring arrives especially in the West, it is a time of great rejoicing and vibrant activities. In this part of the country where I reside, there are primarily two seasons only.... summer and rainy season. Sometimes the summer can grow extremely warm and humid. Your poem reflects all the beauty and cheer summer sunshine brings. Congratulations dear Sam on your great win. Actually I should be proud of sharing the podium with you and not the otherway! Login to Reply

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 7/30/2023 6:07:00 AM Congratulations on your wonderful sonnet, Dear Sam. Summer brings the best things in life - in Nature, and in activities. You have created a charming sonnet with exquisite vocabulary and images. To my Fave, Sam. Hope you are enjoying the summer! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/30/2023 9:59:00 PM Dearest Mala, thank you so much for your congratulations. Your messages always put a smile in my day! So grateful! Summer has so many wonderful facets - so many wonderful things to look forward to, to enjoy! So honored by your fav. That is as special as a bright summer day! Sending blessings of summer joy!

Regina Mcintosh Date: 7/30/2023 1:55:00 AM Love this. Congrats on your win in my contest. God bless you friend. Love, Gina Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/30/2023 10:14:00 PM Dearest Gina, thank you so much for the opportunity to write about the joys of summer - all of the special features of this wonderful season! So grateful for your placement among so many delightful poems. Blessings! And, of course, hugs!

Maria Fernandez-Garcia Date: 7/27/2023 4:54:00 PM Love this one Sam Such a nice poem Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/27/2023 9:59:00 PM Thank you so much Maria for your visit and your "sunny" feedback. So happy you enjoyed this time in the warmth fo Summer's sunshine. Sending you blessings of warm summer days!

Joanna Daniel Date: 7/15/2023 7:12:00 AM Amazing! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/15/2023 11:15:00 AM Thank you so much Jo. Have to admit, this is one of my favorites. Blessings of summer sunshine to you!

Lonna Blodgett Date: 7/14/2023 12:39:00 PM Super lazy sun that shines that steals the reader to a summer of contentedness! Lonna Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/14/2023 12:50:00 PM Hi Lonna, so wonderful to hear from you! Summer is indeed a time of lazy contentedness! I am so happy that sentiment came through in this sonnet. Hope you are doing well. Blessings!

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 7/14/2023 10:46:00 AM A beautiful sonnet, so pleasing to the senses. It's a fave. Great writing, Sam. Login to Reply Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 7/15/2023 9:37:00 AM Greetings, Sam. You are quite welcome. I love the feel of sunshine in any season. My summer has been very nice, thank you. I hope yours is terrific as well. Blessings and hugs. :) Sam Kauffman Date: 7/14/2023 12:48:00 PM Greetings Evelyn! So honored by your fav and your lovely compliments! Many thanks of appreciation coming your way! For me the feel of sunshine is different in every season. The later we get into summer, going towards fall, the more I feel the mellowness of summer sunshine! Had such fun putting that feeling into a poem joined with all of the beautiful qualities and activities of summer! Hope you are having a wonderful summer. Blessings!

Paula Goldsmith Date: 7/11/2023 2:45:00 PM A fun "Summer Sunshine" Sonnet write. I enjoyed it. Have a blessed day................. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/11/2023 1:21:00 PM I really like your take on the theme a LOT. I have one written, just not posted yet. I hope my judge will like it as much as I like THIS one! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/27/2023 10:11:00 PM Oh, thank you so much Andrea! I am so glad you liked this sonnet. Now that our weather has warmed up a bit, the warm sunshine seemed a perfect theme for the contest. Can't wait to read your sonnet. Continued blessings and prayers.

Bill Baker Date: 7/11/2023 1:00:00 PM I do like a good Sonnet, Sam, a yours was very good. A soothing summer poem. Well rhymed and well written. Write On! my friend. Bill Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/27/2023 10:03:00 PM Hi Bill, can't believe I missed your lovely message! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this sonnet and send your feedback. I always enjoy reading your perceptive feedback. I, too, love good sonnets! They seem so simple to write yet they always have inherent challenges! Hope you are staying cool, my friend in Texas! Blessings of cool breezes.!

Jay Narain Date: 7/11/2023 11:36:00 AM nice sonnet. Love the imagery. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/11/2023 12:00:00 PM Thank you so much Jay! I do love love summer. It has such a distinct personality - so relaxed! Had fun thinking about the images of summer. So glad you enjoyed this summer song! Blessings!