Kids Summer Poems

He handed me the air-brushed t-shirt
and I thanked him, said I loved it.

He asked, Do you mean that?
I said, What would have possessed me
to utter...

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I loved my childhood summers
In the mountains, where we stayed
In a small, one-bedroom bungalow 
Where memories were made.

We didn’t mind the lack of space;
Outside were...

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On the shore sun tanner's bathing 
Boating people, passing; waving 
Seashell looking- children explore
Sun tanner's bathing on the shore

Summertime house rental booking
Children explore- seashell looking...

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Mom and Dad dodged the mid-July sun—
in the shaded pool, having such fun.
 ...

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Calendar commences, conviviality,
kids kvetch knishes cold,
cantaloupe crappy,
kids constantly crunching cookies,
cake, candy.
Could kayaking, canoeing, camping
in Canada cure cantankerous
children's contention?
Can caddying at the country club
conquer kid's complaining?
chaos...

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All through December the days were warm
creeping into the high sixties
Grass was green and roses blooming
Nights gave warning with cold
below freezing soon after the sun...

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Jan Juc Primary School
Annual Fundraiser
A Kite Festival

Perfect day
Windy, warm
Families crowd onto the lawn
Above Fisherman's Beach

Prams, dogs, wheelchairs
Giggling youngsters
Parents saying, "Look up!"
Cameras capture glee

Big blue whale
Wafting
Above...

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Summer came and went too fast, but I still had a blast!
I wish this warm weather could last forever.
Feeling the sun's rays during these lazy...

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Fresh football fixtures, fill our Saturdays
kids all get haircuts and new shoes for school
white summer dresses are folded away
north winds caress us as evenings turn...

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A SEASON DISCREET

Summer comes and goes, I know
Perhaps I just missed it, this year
A season that hardly differs here
Slow to appear, and is soon to...

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A row of jazzy underwear
Wafts gently in the breeze
Pegged to the clothes line
Strung between two trees.
A garden brolly provides
Shade from the evening sun,
Chickens scratch the...

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My only niece Lonnie created sheer 
joy for me especially after i gave 
birth to two daughters Lonnie was 
indeed the boss of playtime visiting...

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Lizards are lazing here and there.
Kids enjoy the water sprayer.
	Crows're hopping 'round
	across burning ground.
Please soon end this summer affair!
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At the end of another summer day
Rainbow of deflated asses crotches and breasts strung along our deck railing
Flail like a Tibetan prayer flag
Under the smoky...

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