Summer Nature Poems

A Mid-Summer Cosmic Awareness Cry

The blue sky’s white clouds, once happy, became weary;
Tears flowed slowly down until a blinking loud outburst occurred:-

Following this occurrence, cloud...

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“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...

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one day as a boy I went down to the sea
      clambered o'er rocks way out to the bluff
 ...

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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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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...

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"Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
fluttering from the autumn tree."

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Johnny's parents owned a bakery, selling cakes and yummy confections.
Though only nine-years-old, Johnny showed interest, asking questions.
 
He was soon making tasty cookies, to the...

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When I was a kid,
I only knew the sea from a distance—
from the deck of a ship,
sailing from Manila to Bacolod.
I’d lean against the railings,
watching...

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Sweet summer is kissing goodbye, 
embracing the harvest moon nights,
summer birds bid adieu and fly,
sweet summer is kissing goodbye, 
earth’s bosom heavy with a sigh,
tears...

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A tree twinkles one summer night
Fireflies turn on the evening light
Without sorrows, without wrinkles
One summer night, a tree twinkles

The flashes rule the dark shadows
Without wrinkles,...

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Tropical Summers, where the fruit is fresh
And sweat drips heavily upon the sand
Heat of the Summer clings tight to the flesh
When bodies lie on the...

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Flowery paths wildly intersect rich, late summer;
While beautiful flute music plays in green trees,
Amidst song so rife, without drumrolls of thunder.
In butterscotch ease, drift humming,...

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#frontporch

front porch sitting
the neighbors stop by
for some gossip

#patio

two patio chairs
and me
where are you

#lawnchairs 

rusty lawn chairs
there near the sweetgum tree
we planted long ago

#sprinkler

fate's sprinkler
is drenching...

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Two roads diverse in the woods,
Whose road walk less untrodden.
Meet in sunrise where no one see,
The full bloom of summer roses.
Witness the peaceful encounter
Of two...

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