Short Summer(A) Poems

Spring belongs to sandals
Summer a barefoot prince
Autumn fits in a shoe
Winter trods on in boots...

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Sunlight bursts with softness in the summer
Rays shine, basting all with something warmer

Contest: LOVIN' SUMMER: A Summer Couplet
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

6/11/2013...

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A Summer Couplet

When an April shower becomes a summer breeze
Giant sunflowers will kiss your knees


 Contest: LOVIN' SUMMER: A Summer Couplet
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich...

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In Summer, a Fallen Mango
Cried, as it Failed to
Feed Someone’s Hunger.

It Dried in the Sun,
Buried in the Ground,
Crying all the Way.

Monsoon came, Showering
it’s Blessings of Life
And the Crying Mango Sprouted....

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Written in the late 1970's
Updated on June 12, 2012


In the summer, a zebra exclaimed,
"That sweaty lion can keep his mane!
     It's a pain 'round his neck
     When he's hotter than heck.
My white stripes will reflect the sun's rays!"...

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     grinding sausage
       grinding teeth
     grinding pepper
       grinding ground beef

     elbow grease and grit
       no room for a butterfly to flit… 
     Wherefore is summer ‘a grind’
       ~ when to its beauty we are blind
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The torrential rains
Poured into September with a vengeance 
As the black clouds were driven in
By autumn winds,
Giving summer a sudden farewell. 
Crushing my fading petunias
As the leaves along the dike
Were painted all shades of gold
And pushed to the sodden ground....

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Winter frost

Icicles on the roof

New snow on the rooftops

Teaches us to be cautious and careful

Everyday a walk on clean sidewalks

Real cool weather


See the beauty of a frosty day

Intelligent ways of coping 

Good days filled with sunshine

No ice melted by the sun

Summer a beautiful memory...

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Summer a time for swimming
I love what warm weather brings!
Picnics in summer too,
I love to go on them with you!
9oclock and barely dark
oooh and those amusement parks!
Summer a wild storm,
the park has barely opened!
Keep the skys blue and clear
so we can get on that roller coaster!!
Summer a time for swimming
enjoy everything the season brings...

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Those sparse promises are put to bed
Yet they ripen like a lie
The County Kingdom
is made from last years chancers
Darkened coaches reach their destination
Our smokey trails
are honed like marbled mantles
Predictable success are nothing
compared to the chirping of the birds
Call Summer a lie
Those bright mornings
folds its wings and flies
I cannot sleep...

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Summer a time of heated fun
But no fun time for me because
The sun rose red again this morn
Red rising sun means trouble, Hun
Will storms come our way this hot day
Will it be another big gun
Maybe a knife or crazy wife   
Lord intervene, protect loved ones 
Let it be warning, time for pause
Again, this morn, the sun rose red
Let saying be a myth home spun...

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She speaks of trees in morning mist
A promise of leaves all color kissed.

Discourse in shades of russet tones
Her loss of emerald leaves bemoans

Her cadence heard in whispering leaves
With cooling winds she summer grieves

In mellow tones her course made known
She squalls till all her leaves have blown

And with her branches bare to sky
Bids to summer a fond goodbye....

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Summer, even the word is glorious
                       
It lathers the tongue
like oil
glistening on sun toned skin

Summer, just the thought is radiant

White hot images of pink sand
are cooled 
only by mist of sea foam salt

Summer, a sensual buffet of delights

Beach breeze tinted with coconut
carries the
joyous chatter of laughter and frolic
 
Summer is glorious...

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Summer, a time of feasting
Berry pies and fireflies
Long evening walks..
Swimming holes, and fishing poles
Salty taste of sweaty skin...
Drinks with ice, watermelon slice
Neighbors visiting on the porch...
An ant parade, cool lemonade
Walking barefoot in the grass..
Robin's nests and overnight guests
Sleepy days with no agenda..
Baseball games and bonfire flames
Summer, a time of feasting 
    ... Something to remember- in November


es...

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It is summer,a summer in autumn
This must be true,this must be true;
Those flowers are never late to blossom,
Because of the day I found you.

But does my love befit your grace
When your heart is far away and unfree?
And can our fear see the better days
When we are comfortable with misery?

It is summer,summer in autumn,
I've found this to be true,
If God is giving you a sea to fathom,
 Would you? Could you?

03-17-12
some velvet briars...

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Air is warmly scented with flowers and hydrangea blooms in blue,
Unusual birds and butterflies appear in beautiful colors and vibrant hues.
Gusty thunderstorms envelope with wild winds that cool the steamy air.
Ultimate country fairs and shopping excursions are found everywhere.
Strawberries, blueberries and blackberries are robust, sweet and fresh.
Take time to enjoy the last stretch of summer, a time to relax and refresh!...

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Summer is always such a pleasure,
Summer is always a treasure.

Summer days that came and went,
Summer almost God sent.

Summer sun hot to behold.
Summer that is pure gold.

Summer beautiful to see,
Summer just for you and me.

Summer swims in a supervised lake,
Summer a picnic with a delicious cake.

Summer sing and dance,
Summer a good time too take a chance.

Summer a walk with a handsome friend,
Summer days without end.

Author: Gwen von Erlach Schutz...

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J anuary's cold makes December feel like spring!
A lways wanting it to be warm, but left yearning
C ause the ice and snow in the beginning
K eeps me excited, but depression starts winning

F or winter although beautiful, is far too long
R eminders of summer a distant memory now
O nly Jack Frost is now on patrol
S lowly, oh so slowly he releases control
T hen the frozen wasteland, yields to spring again.


For Shadow Hamilton's Jack Frost contest.
December 03, 2015...

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