Raindrops on Roses
in the square, light encircled
choristers of yule
who incanted charmingly
as the dew sank cool
on their rouge berets,
cardinal cloaks with green socks—
a cordant bouquet
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Categories:
nature seasons, christmas, imagery, music, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Thrill of Late Summer
The noon heat no longer burns like dog days,
Storms now caress the leaves with care and grace,
The roughness of summer night kept at bay,
'Stead calmness, peace and comfort take their place.
The air is hazy, lazy, filled with fun,
Awaiting the chill and darkness of fall,
Now missing kisses of mid-summer's sun,
And cricket's early morning rasping call.
The sky
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Categories:
nature seasons, autumn, nature, seasons, storm,
Form: Other
Crape Myrtles in August
The bark peels back like old skin—
Mine, yours, the cinnamon scrolls
Of what we shed to live. August
Bleaches the world to bone, the bark’s faint spice
Rising in the noon glare,
Heat tasting of salt and sand. And still this Crape crowns
Itself with Myrtle fire. Still—
I cannot explain what breaks in me. Still I press my cheek
Against its
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Categories:
nature seasons, august, change, endurance, growth,
Form: Lyric
Autumn Is Near
Contest : Seasons Now And After
Sponsored by : Nette Onclaud
Date : August 10, 2025
Trails of rain fade at the fringe of summer,
supple northern breeze whispers on its way.
Strands of silver clouds slowly sail away,
graze the ash of end-summer’s smoky sky.
Sunburst horizon spreads gossamer drape,
tepid spectrum emits from slant sunrays.
Birds bathe in
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Categories:
nature seasons, nature, seasons,
Form: Other
mountain shadows moon
mauve mountain shadows
creep across verdant valley ~
purple moon rises
(August Full Moon – Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest)
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Categories:
nature seasons, environment, moon, mountains, native
Form: Haiku
Monarchs
Monarchs, monarchs
in the milkweed,
flitting around
along with bees.
Drinking nectar,
drifting along,
until cold months,
then they’ll be gone.
Brilliant orange,
streaked through with black,
regal flyers,
their name is apt.
Dropping their eggs,
small, larval seed,
on plants in which
they’re young can feed.
See so many
this time of year,
zipping around
rabbits and deer.
Monarchs, monarchs,
thing all their own,
come back next month,
they’ll all have flown.
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Categories:
nature seasons, appreciation, butterfly, imagery, light,
Form: Rhyme
Interlude
“In the fall, I believe again in poetry...”
— Jaakko A. Ahokas
When September comes through heated breezes,
sunflowers watch droll dragonflies duet
to tunes of melodic taunts and teases
of Autumn's promise to pay Summer's debt.
A bright season greets us without regret.
Behind is buried under yesterday
and tomorrow is waiting for its say.
Joyful is this moment in Nature's arms
when time
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Categories:
nature seasons, autumn, environment, nature, seasons,
Form: Dizain
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
Twigs and dried leaves talk timeless tales cuddling together.
Parrot pandemonium camouflage under fading flowers
I've witnessed seasonal cycles. Is the deep calling me?
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Categories:
nature seasons, autumn, nature, seasons, summer,
Form: Sijo
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
less sun, more moon as night time grows
seasons change as all things must
where did time go? Heaven knows
the stars give signs, much to tell us
be still, as nature all around us flows
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Categories:
nature seasons, change, nature, seasons,
Form: Quintain (Sicilian)
Southern heat wave blues
It’s ninety one but feels like more,
Like I opened up the Devil’s front door.
He said “Come on in!” with a fire breath grin
Now I’m sweatin' places I ain’t ever been.
The sidewalk’s cookin’ eggs on the sly,
Birds stopped chirpin', too hot to fly.
Even my dog gave me that judgmental look,
Like, “Take me out again and you’re
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Categories:
nature seasons, beach, how i feel,
Form: Other
A Seasonal Affair
A frigid spell of arctic air
adorns the tranquil western scene;
a stunning glimpse of fall’s affair
with spring’s vivacious flower queen.
When autumn’s cooling wind combines
with April's warming playful breeze,
a whirling tempest paints designs
on grounds of winter’s icy freeze.
On sculptured hills of milky snows
October's tepid finger strolls,
and May's
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Categories:
nature seasons, autumn, beauty, change, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
nature seasons, nature, seasons, summer,
Form: Haiku
IN LIFE'S GODLY SEASONS
IN LIFE’S GODLY SEASONS
Death need not be feared;
It’s in the nature of life:
Seasons come and go:-
Seek a saintly life,
From your spring to your autumn:
Soaring in God’s grace:-
In God’s sown love,
Be a reaper of his grace:
Saintly ascending:-
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Categories:
nature seasons, allegory, analogy, death, inspiration,
Form: Haiku
Hiku: summer is ending
s*u*m*m*e*r is e—n—d—i—n—g
f*l*o*w*e*r*s now w along paths~
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Categories:
nature seasons, abortion, flower, nature, seasons,
Form: Haiku
Failte
I can feel it,
smell it fragrant on the breeze
watch it in the leaves of broadleaf trees that bend to give me shade
taste it sweet upon my waiting lips
a kiss that comes to me
through every flower and bird and labouring bee,
not in gentle honeyed sips but fresh as new picked mint
every morning clear as
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Categories:
nature seasons, nature,
Form: Free verse
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