Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
Length of days begins to wane, twilight quickens
and moonlight obeys the seasonal call of nature.
The time is half past summer, two months till fall
and the warm splayed fingers of sunlight's heat
are reaching for the zenith of their time to reign.
Soon, night will darken earlier; stars appear brighter,
and autumn's crisping days will wither crimson...
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Categories:
seasons,
Form: Free verse
Indian SummerHeat, like fog, engulfs the environment.
Flora and fauna burn in the sunbeams.
Clamminess-filled vapor goes virulent.
Mirages glimmer like unending streams.
Tempests brimming with dust and debris blow.
Unquenchably thirsty, the parched lands crack.
With abstract sky paintings, dry evenings glow.
Thunder peals, on and off, like an earthquake.
Days taunt. Nights haunt. We burn in the furnace.
Sleeplessness and nightmares pervade our...
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Categories:
seasons, summer,
Form: Sonnet
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
seasonal clock-work
has early and late comers
wintering cold days
in summer, hot days in spring
inserting as breaks and spells...
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Categories:
seasons,
Form: Tanka
It’s That Time of Year: It’s So Hot!There are four seasons every year on earth.
They are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
The season now is like boiling water.
This season is mostly good for the plants.
Well, experts say that plants need much sunlight.
All living things need sunlight to live too.
It’s so hot, but need to get used to it.
Oh, the sun! The sun! The...
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Categories:
seasons, summer, sun,
Form: Sonnet
The Season of the Year: It’s Spring TimeA new season comes
Gorgeous and wonderful plants
Snowdrops and new trees...
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Categories:
seasons, spring,
Form: Haiku
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall
the peak passes by,
warm sun lowers its angle,
long shadows appear,
coolness creeps into the night,
as strong sense of change begins....
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Categories:
autumn, seasons, summer,
Form: Tanka
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till FallThe seasons operate like Nature’s clocks:
when winter solstice fades, we’re on the rise!
Meridian’s behind us now (approx),
so savour, while you can, those smiling skies:
then buckle up! Here comes the equinox!
...
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Categories:
seasons,
Form: Quintain (Sicilian)
Fine Fooling MyselfDo not go gentle into that good night but rage,
rage against the dying of the light
—Dylan Thomas
sunny outside, not
cloudy inside; out
of my mind, mindless
wandering and wondering;
fine - fooling myself?
days tedious, no drums.
no inkling of a violin,
even to suffer with.
May be smoking hot,
but red skin is turning white.
falling up, failing to feel sorry
for oneself. calls limited
to...
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Categories:
emotions, seasons,
Form: Free verse
Go summer, come autumnDays too long for the sun to bite still hard,
All trees bring forth leaves that are mostly green,
Different hues are what summer fails to preen,
With grace, yet with force, summer's hands bombard.
Rain may catch even the prepared off guard,
Its runoff sweeps paved roads fresh, clear and clean,
Its grains and pebbles make the oceans glean,
Yet...
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Categories:
seasons, autumn, feelings, longing, love,
Form: Sonnet
Categories:
seasons, time, today,
Form: Haiku
Summer's Glow
pleading petals play gently in the sun
whispering joy across the sticky skin
summertime blessings cannot be outdone
however, autumn is her next of kin
praying roses and melancholic buds
remembering our heart’s tender healing
hanging in timeless ache of fair redbuds
season’s bliss lifts shadows who’re concealing
promising the night stars, moon and fireflies
rousing such beauty the skies come to life
only God...
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Categories:
appreciation, autumn, seasons, star,
Form: Sonnet
Confronting Shadows
in the spring, when petals praise
within the song of grace who’ll amaze
beneath the silence of a gentle bud
there is a power, power in the blood
in the summer, when stories reveal
hope so sacred, sacred enough to heal
beyond the sun grows a life of wonder
singing exultation in the raging thunder
in the autumn, when leaves begin to weep
there...
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Categories:
seasons, autumn, gospel, heaven, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Summer's End
Burning like fever in the spring
our love affair was on the wing
then drifted away on the summer wind
now I'm thinking of you
how good it used to be
holding on to precious memories
and every teardrop has a tale to tell
every teardrop fills a wishing well
changing like autumn leaves that fall
your love it comes and goes
then melts away...
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Categories:
seasons, autumn, lost love, romantic
Form: Rhyme
Matsuo Basho English Translations: Spring 1Matsuo Basho Haiku: English Translations of haiku about seasons, spring, rain, moon, flowers, blossoms, wind, river, etc.
Blame the rainy season
for my absence,
old friend Moon.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
For yet a little while,
the pale moon
floating among blossoms...
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Moon past full:
darkness
increasing.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Spring rains
so heavy
they overflow...
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Categories:
seasons, flower, moon, rain, river,
Form: Haiku
A Season of Smiles - Updated x2In January, the kaboom of fireworks
Redefining glitter above us: What if
The sky was pink, should purple rain besmirch us
Yet, don a cheer for New Year.
In February, the appearance of bouquets, cordate chocolates
Many secret loves trespassing sticky notes
Lovely nothings hang mid-air.
In March, the hope of summer
springing like anxious fledglings pushed off their perch
Rain becomes wet...
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Categories:
seasons, appreciation, celebration, family, life,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Seasons Poems
Read wonderful seasons poetry on the following sub-topics:
acrostic, autumn, changing, come to pass, fall, greetings, haiku, holiday, nature, of life, rainy, spring, summer, winter,
and more.
Definition | What is Seasons in Poetry?
Poems Related to Seasons
summer, fall, period, winter, interval, spring, spell, autumn, enliven, mature, climate,