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Summer Symphony Serenade Song

summer symphony serenade song

cricket concertos
 cicadas in choruses~
  summer serenades

bullfrogs beat bass lines
 barn owls hoot bluesy ballads ~
  bars of broken chords

lightning bugs light up
 legato lines of lyrics ~
  lento lullabies

fireflies flit fuoco
 in festivals of folksongs ~
  firelight fantasies

katydids croon classics
 contemporary chirping
  summer symphonies

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Jeanne Mcgee Date: 8/19/2020 7:27:00 AM I am waltzing across the grass to the fireflies fuoco with my katydid partner...wonderful lyrics Sam. Congrats on your win. Login to Reply

John Watt Date: 8/18/2020 9:18:00 PM Awesome summer symphony, Sam. All God's critters got a place in the choir! Well earned first place victory, give me five! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:31:00 PM Thank you fellow cricket! Funny, thought about that song when writing this. Have you been stealing signs again?! Hmm - probably not. Just on the same wave length again! So appreciative of your congratulations and all your base coaching! Sending you a symphony of blessings! Chirp! Chirp!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/18/2020 4:15:00 PM so delightful, Sam. Big congrats in Brian's contest. Login to Reply

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 8/18/2020 2:16:00 PM How beautiful! An array of Haikus and alliteration together! WOW! Amazing! Congratulations on your win! Love and hugs, Mala Login to Reply

Greg Gaul Date: 8/18/2020 11:59:00 AM Sam, what a light and bouncey, melodic serenade you concocted! Congratulations on your placement. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 3:09:00 PM Thank you so much Greg! Even when humid, the symphony of sounds makes everything feel lighter and happier. All the best my friend!

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/18/2020 8:42:00 AM Back with congrats, Sam, on your win in Brian's contest with this amalgam of alliteration and assonance! Cheers, Gershon Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 3:06:00 PM Ahhh...always appreciate your visits and all of your abiding encouragement, Gershon! Many thanks and much gratitude. All the best.

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 8/17/2020 8:38:00 PM I love this imagery rich haiku, Sam. A fave for me. :) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:53:00 PM Thank you for stopping by, Evelyn! So honored by your "fav." Your message just added a little glitter to my summer evening. Hope you are well. Sending you serenades of blessings!

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 8/17/2020 6:07:00 PM You make me want to light up and dance along with them, so much beauty shown here, thank you for sharing Sam, have a blessed evening. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:50:00 PM Got my dancing shoes on sprinkled with Tinkerbell dust! I hear the orchestra is warming up - ready for a spin around the summer dance floor! Thank you for signing my dance card and for your lovely message PD! Sending you blessings for your evening!

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/17/2020 5:00:00 PM Sometimes the free concerts are the best ones, especially when dressed up in alliterative haikus. Smooth as silk, Sam! Music and Magic, Gershon Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:41:00 PM I agree! Many thanks for the music and magic, Gershon! So appreciated! The music of a summer night is magic freely given! We don't even need a reservation! In a non-Covid year, our city sponsors, free, outdoor concerts by the lagoon like Ravinia! Mirth and Melody to you!

Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/17/2020 4:05:00 PM You alliterative haiku verses make this an amazingly cheery poem. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:35:00 PM Many thanks for your thoughtful message, Carin. I really like your description "cheery!" When all the critters get going it is a cheery sound - happiness on wings and light! Many blessings!

Tom Cunningham Date: 8/17/2020 3:01:00 PM Well composed string of summet haiku Sam, sadly our temps have gone down and there's a hint of autumn in the air. Over Fork Over Tom Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:27:00 PM Hi Tom! Thank you! This was fun! Am finally catching up on answering emails! We have been having a heat wave here, but I catch a whiff of autumn's perfume every so often. Have had a beautiful summer - I'm having a hard time letting it go even though I love autumn! Over Fork Over!

Ilene Bauer Date: 8/17/2020 1:22:00 PM such fun to read and with such great word choices! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:22:00 PM So glad you enjoyed it ilene! I wanted to emphasize the delight of summer night songs. Was such fun to include all the musical words. Thank you for stopping by to listen with me.n hugs...

Heidi Sands Date: 8/17/2020 1:04:00 PM These are great Sam! Well done :) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:18:00 PM Thank you so much Heidi! Summer nights are symphony of soothing sounds for me! Blessings!

Jan Allison Date: 8/17/2020 12:55:00 PM Such a stunning string of haiku Sam - love each and every one the alliteration is awesome:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2020 2:17:00 PM Putting a summer night into haiku was really fun. I got to highlight each special sound! So glad you got enjoy my summer night! Sending you hugs and all the best!