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Summer Poems | Examples of Summer Poetry

Summer Poems - Examples of all types of summer poetry to share and read. This list of summer poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of summer poetry. This list of works about summer is an excellent resource for examples on how to write summer poems.
Premium Member The Red Summer Rose
The red summer rose waves softly in the wind youth is strength and her petals hold together Bloomed yesterday with a cheery red that smiles and the morning dew tickles and trickles down her stem courting butterflies and bees...Read the rest...
Categories: red, rose, summer,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member mid summer hatchlings
mid summer hatchlings tadpoles in a cattail pond ~ feast for an egret ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member ZEPHYR
"Zephyr greets me with heavenly tidings midst torture of humidity." - by Poet Breeze wafting blest peace zephyr gently blows serene news of grace midst trials and tests echoing triumph… Air of gladness zephyr breathes out joyous delight inspiring heart… Calming soul zephyr now whispers...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Premium Member Zinnia
Quote By Poet "The faces of pretty flowers will brighten anyone's day." Here in a lovely garden we sit, growing very close-knit. Our faces of pretty color, are bigger than a sand dollar. We love to get a kiss from...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, flower, garden, giggle, hello,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Zephyr
"Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows"- Alexander Pope A summer breeze in the garden plays As lilies sway to its caress Daisies move in rhythmic ways Lilacs move to and fro It's choreographed...Read the rest...
Categories: flower, summer,
Form: Nonet



Premium Member Summertime Passion
Lift me, high and with passion, to the crimsoned, brightness boughs. Reflecting the color of the chamber song of my faithful heart. This intimate, summertime moment exists for us only now! On this summer day, we simmer as the...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, feelings, flower, imagery, passion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 1980s childhood
1980s childhood Haikus Tech-free Nature's performing Batteries not included childhood playground My bike Pink banana seat A basket full of daisies Warm wind on my face Saturdays Cartoons and breakfast The sky our only roof top Street lights call us home ...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, summer,
Form: Senryu
Summer Having Fun
Summer having fun Warmth bodies swarming the beach Basking in the sun....Read the rest...
Categories: beach, fun, summer, sun,
Form: Haiku
Hot Dose
Hot met? No problem Drink juice, eat fruits that freshen Try ice cream Magnum....Read the rest...
Categories: celebration, engagement, fruit, summer,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Zephyr
“Like the soft zephyr of a breeze- my words read down and up to please.” ...Read the rest...
Categories: summer, tribute,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Traffic
In the hazy air, the camera drone  followed the stagnant river of traffic, telegraphing images to control. The thermals from the searing hot pavement fighting with the machine’s languid progress following a braising stream of escapees from the oppressive summer city...Read the rest...
Categories: summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ice Would Suffice
Ah, communing with Nature is nice 'til Winter arrives with its ice But this year green bushes will choke us ...Read the rest...
Categories: green, nature, nice, summer,
Form: Monoku
Summer Cool Accessories
Summer cool asset Shades, caps, sandals, shirts, and shorts Fair, low-cost budget....Read the rest...
Categories: beach, celebration, creation, summer,
Form: Haiku
Man-made Pool
Beat the heat, swim hard Dive into cool water right Into your backyard....Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, creation, engagement, summer,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Summer weather
paisley streaked skyline dandelion heads bobbing warm patches on skin...Read the rest...
Categories: summer,
Form: Monoku

Specific Types of Summer Poems

Read wonderful summer poetry on the following sub-topics: acrostic, alliteration, beautiful, beauty of, camp, end of, haiku, holiday, kids, late, love, rhyme, school, season, solstice, vacation, and more.

Definition | What is Summer in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs