Short Barbecues Poems

Early Spring this year,
Brings sunshine, bees, and flowers,
Backyard barbecues....

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smoking barbecues
cannonballs and dips in pools
baseball games to view




5-14-18...

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Heat breathes
red, white, and blue;
Pools, barbecues, cold drinks;
Fireworks drip like a frozen pop;
Drowned sparks....

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Does anyone ask chickens how they feel about barbecues
Don't imagine they'd be in favor or line up in queues
When gobbling at the dish
They surely must miss
A family member when one disappears with no clue...

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Does anyone ask chickens how they feel about barbecues
Don't imagine they'd be in favor or line up in queues
When gobbling at the dish
They surely must miss
When one of their family disappears without a clue...

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 The ocean warms my freshly covered feet
enjoying picnics and barbecues
cutting grass and drinking water
view joy peaceful tasty treats
solstice comes without sound
where peach trees abound
no clouds in sight
sailed gulls flight
nimble
white....

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Sol
Rising
In the east,
A golden orb
That illuminates
To herald a new day,
Families gather outdoors
In the countryside or beaches
Enjoying picnics and barbecues
In the beautiful season of summer.



Written on the 4th June 2021....

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Paint a Picture - 7-15-24 Image #1
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A Place to Remember

A wooden rocker remembers summer
Building sandcastles on distant sands
Wet towels, sunburns, sandy feet
Fireworks - s'mores; summer stars - barbecues -
Lullabies sung in its lap.

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The days of summer are now here,
Oh how I've waited for it to appear
I love the suns warming heat,
It's such a long awaited for treat
Picnics and barbecues are so much fun,
Especially when shared with a special one
Will this finally be my summer for love,
The one that I've forever dreamed of?...

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Spring's here.

Birds sing as they flutter.
Honey drips from the sky.
Plants explode like champagne.
Sun penetrates my soul.

It runs like a river through my veins.
Flushing out the winter frost.
Barbecues drift through mossy fences.
Invisible pleasure sifts past me.

Time slows down, practicing for summer....

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Summer
Is coming,
Long days 
Warm sunshine
Blue sky .

Swimming and 
Surfing 
Barbecues
The beach .

Beautiful 
Sunrise
Every day. 

Can't wait 
Soon be here .

Bring it on  !


Written on 7th May 2019.

For Charlieku New Form  Poetry Contest

Sponsored By Charles Messina....

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~Summer Is Really Hot~
(Septolet)


Summer is really hot
Sizzling sun
Barbecues

Alluring beaches
Camping
Fun
And cool games.



Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2007


August.16.2016


~Author's Notes: 

 The "Septolet" is a poetry style written with  7 lines and 14 words....

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~Summer Is Really Hot~
(Septolet)


Summer is really hot
Sizzling sun
Barbecues

Alluring beaches
Camping
Fun
And cool games.



Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2007



June.06.2016



~Author's Notes: 

 The "Septolet" is a poetry style written with  7 lines and 14 words....

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Lost and alone.  
In the land of shadows. 
Blue skies coming thru. 
I hint about it at times. 
Though never really say it.
I wonder, do they know?
Can they tell by my words?
Or by my silence in place.
I've turned my other cheek.
As I pretend it never happened.
All those barbecues in days past.
I wonder if anyone really knew?




 Jan, 15th 2013  Tues...

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Spring is in the air 
New life...everywhere 
Butterflies and bees 
Trees with greening leaves 
Flowers...of color 

No more sleighing 
Children playing... 
Baseball and sports 
Tank tops...short shorts 

Barbecues 
Hamburgers...
And hot-dogs 

Rainbow...
Weather 

Warmth
 

Diminished Hexaverse Contest 
Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger 
4-21-2019...

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Powder blue cloudless skies, long warm breathless days
with fresh smells of honeysuckle and jasmine
outdoor cooking, barbecues forge smokey haze,
new places, adventures, things to imagine,
morning chorus a pleasurable alarm
parks burst into bloom extreme Idyllic charm
summer months creates sublime serenity
sun, rain orchestrate new life, divinity.




7/30/2018...

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Sunny settings
Picnics
Barbecues
Even weddings
Chatting and having a good time
Laughter with friends
Or
Quiet times
Alone
To just sit
And breathe
Take in the beauty
Of the surroundings
Flowering trees
With heavenly scent
Green lush grass
Flowering shrubs
Perfumed garden blooms
Bright cheerful colours



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on March 16, 2018...

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In July mosquitoes fly 
And hummingbirds are humming.
Bees will buzz and all because
They don’t know fall is coming.

Weeks remain so none complain
That summer zips by quickly.
School is out and kids, no doubt,
Don’t mind when skin is prickly.

Folks will schmooze at barbecues
And drink like no tomorrow. 
Through their sweat, they all forget
These days are just to borrow....

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The heat of the air are radiance
The heart of you blossoms heavenly
The wind unfolds Augusts leaves 
Evening moist tinted breeze
Heated
you're needed
Summer

Children playing at parks and playgrounds
The joys and laughter ice cream evenings
Picnics, plenty of foods, Ah the barbecues
Evening moist tinted breeze
Heated
you're needed
Summer

8/13/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...

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Yellow and black we always fly.

Forming a flower in the sky.

Collecting nectar to make something runny;

Our special, sweet honey.


Always busy on the job. 

But challenges make us stick together in a blob.

Yes, we do sting when we are mad. 

Then we die knowing that we lived a life that was rad.


We serve till death, 

So humans don't take our last breath.


Fly swatters won't stop us from swimming at barbecues in 

your waters....

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Why are you prepared to go to war with your neighbor?
Yet not with the gangs who control the street,
Your children walk down.

Why can you not smell the corruption?
That fouls the air in town,
When you smell your neighbor's apple pie and choose to reject it.

Why do you spread gossip?
And fake news,
Instead of inviting neighbors' to barbecues.

Why am I not surprised any more?
At anything you do.
I just hope your neighbor has more sense than you....

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For more than forty years, we’ve made
The drive to visit friends,
A trip that takes an hour,
Maybe more or less, depends.

For coffee dates or barbecues
Or walks along the beach
Or beer and burger meals, it was
An easy place to reach.

We traveled those same highways
For the last time yesterday.
Our friends have sold their house
To move a thousand miles away.

Of course, we are invited
To their brand-new home, although
It’s another chapter ended
With not many more to go....

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