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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 Changing Seasons
I start with Spring glorious spring the time when things wake up and once more colour floods the earth with beautiful scented flowers They all bask with delight in the yellow sun while birds are busy building nests in which...Read More
Categories: summer, autumn, god, jesus, spring,
Form: Epic



Premium Member Roses in Gold
Roses in gold sheen glinting fire at hot June noon Sun washed garden blooms Sparkling city paved in gold in scents of summer so old ...Read More
Categories: summer, beauty, city, nature, rose,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member I wondered through the woods
I wandered through the woodlands green And heard the birdsong fill the air I saw the little streams serene With speckled trout that darted there I felt the breeze upon my face And smelled the fragrance of the flowers I marveled...Read More
Categories: summer, america, appreciation, august, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member seasonals
seasons arrested a sauntering airs freely a mass of escapes panoramic difference relocation picturesque...Read More
Categories: summer, allusion, analogy, autumn, change,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Seasons
Summer scorched the land Then Fall brought rain to the land And Spring brought new life ...Read More
Categories: summer, life, nature, rain, seasons,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Rosehip
in this teacup roses dance ballet brew of excellence sips so defined petals entwined a tasteful Rosehip romance. ...Read More
Categories: summer, autumn, beauty, color, drink,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Launch of Autumn's Narrative
After the glistening stars have spoken, Night has fallen, soft and quiet, with poise, Reflecting all the hearts that have broken, Shattered by the winds, such a ghastly noise. After the gentle moon finds its shadow, Still as the quaint...Read More
Categories: summer, appreciation, autumn, beautiful, good
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Sere
sere summer languishes, encouraging anticipated, tempestuous. blusterous autumn rain...Read More
Categories: summer, autumn, environment, nature, rain,
Form: Ninette
Premium Member SUMMERTIME HEAT-SHM
Summertime heats the birds and bonny boughs. Wings lighthearted and flapping with the breeze. Likewise, the scent of honeysuckles arouse A ring - the wedding bells of buzzing bees. Yet, the downpour of sweat, the pavement roast, Burnt on both...Read More
Categories: feelings, happiness, summer, wedding,
Form: Verse
Give Me Dust
Give me dust Give me soil Give me grubby knees grass stains and bruises Give me sand in my hair and bugs on my shirt Fruit flies butterflies ladybugs and ants The caterpillars falling from trees The bumbles and buzzes of bees Give me berries to dry in...Read More
Categories: summer, animal, autumn, nature, spring,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Summer Came Softly
I was a zealous environmental scientist, preserving green on our blue planet; To benefit all animals, plants and people, under sunset skies of pomegranate. I strived hard to reverse pollution, found in vast seas and in azure,...Read More
Categories: summer, color, fantasy, green, imagery,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member June
june mountain valley summer sleepers dream at peace moonlit lattice gazebo ...Read More
Categories: summer, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Haiku
Meeting
Here a woman and man sit on a bench. The man beside her holding her hand The woman weeps. The man is praying, So it seems - we do not stare, although They are both loving souls, it’s plain. See...Read More
Categories: summer, cry, relationship, romance, sad
Form: Free verse
Premium Member On a Frosty Morn
Leaves glitter quietly, serene and slumbering, Beneath the frost’s quick breath. Amber, gold and mahogany – crisp as the voice of winter Shadowed by trembling winds of December, Hopeful and happy beneath the jewels of laughing songs, Inspirations drifting softly...Read More
Categories: summer, appreciation, autumn, morning, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Window View
A swath of lavender sways in a field where the meandering brook slowly flows a hint of fragrance swiftly yields memories of childhood sweet and fair...Read More
Categories: beauty, senses, summer,
Form: Free verse

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?