Solstice Summer Poems | Examples
These Solstice Summer poems are examples of Summer poems about Solstice. These are the best examples of Summer Solstice poems written by international poets.
SUMMER SOLSTICE IN CANCER-:-
aestas
aligns
angular
barnacleing
crustacean
of the WATER SIGN
karkinos
crab
metastasizing
planets
retrograding
by the MOON HEGEMONIZED
simultaneous
celestial
synastry
cardinal
shift
summer solstice arriving...
longest day and shortest night...
silent trees bloom and revel
in abundant light.
long, light, bright days of summer
winter seems so far away...
darkness slowly increases
in benign manner.
Awakened, I returned. A stream in Spring
to flow and grow on nature’s snow-melt milk.
I came to be of earth and sky; a fling.
My sire, a winter storm. Like liquid silk
emerging, I was born; a water child.
Between two banks I nestled with my dreams
and bloomed a gangly creek ‘til solstice. Wild
I played, not meek but sleek. I crested seams,
a juvenile with snaky curves and speed.
Mid June rebellion, ripples bared, I’d run
as sweet as rum and swelled with rain, (a)greed;
the gasoline with which my wish was spun.
By August dusk, a river woman reigned!
Oh, stars—those studs—did rise, as if ordained.
A pair of pretty hands with precision
shoot daft sunshine-filled sparks.
Her heated strut creates a collision
between what’s frozen and a wildfire.
Lightning rod with the sound turned on
an interstellar quake…
Bringing about melodic destruction
and that season built for heartbreak.
A moving summer solstice vision.
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As
Winter
Approaches
The sun ascends
From the left of east,
And sets due left of west.
During daylight hours sits low,
After winter solstice, gains height.
Peaking when summer solstice arrives
Then starts its orbital journey once more.
Written on 5th November 2024
Of all the seasons, summer has the slowest pace;
days of sun and relaxation, days of grace;
a chance to unwind from the rat race,
a chance to share - or find your own - space.
Summer solstice, upon its arrival
brings with it an unspoken urge to be idle,
and where I come from it is of great import
to enjoy summer while we can because it is so short.
With our maritime climate we know
that although the fog will roll and the wind will blow,
the sun will inevitably come out and shine
and we will enjoy the days of roses and wine.
Have you ever seen the brightest summer full moon so soon
In the half-overcast sunset long after a fine afternoon.
Shifting cloudy sky darkens as I walk home with my boon.
The summer solstice
in years past so much welcomed...
now there's foreboding:
soaring temps, wildfires, drought...
idyllic days are numbered.
Summer Minstrels and Songsters
Crickets
Summer songsters
Music of the night
Back porch lullabies, serenade
Singers
Newborn
Cicadas buzz
Yawn and stretch in warm sun
Bright eyes see magnolia trees
Minstrels
Summer
Fireflies twinkle
Magic song of stars
Like suspended bits of glitter
Flash Dance
Buzzing
Grasshopper tunes
Vibrate like a drumline
Invites lovers to sing along
Duets
Chirping
Katydids trill
Rhythmic beats of improv
In pulsating choruses
Of blues
Whirr of
Dragonfly wings
Soft downbeats
Solstice troubadours sing alto
Crooners
Climate summer shifts solstice wind burn sees
Time earliest sunrise and sunset breaths
Radiant hot temp blistering heats weaves
Happens longest days the years solace sheath
So, twit spring summer and fall autumns draw
Sun Stilled, standing, or stopped sun shun shines bright
Plenty full leaves trees multicolor awe
Rows colors a plenty plentiful site
Leaves seasons of blessings, fruitful harvests,
Temperatures rose hot God's regardant
For our own sown spirits growth season glance
Period timed the spiritual stance
Seeds harvest cold heat, suns cease pinnacle
Fruit long as the earth endures, visual
1/19/23
Summertime Poetry Contest
Sonnet poetry form only.
Sponsored by: Regina McIntosh
summer afternoons
hot breath of summer
even the dark shadows sweat ~
solstice stupor
sweltering doldrums
heat waves rise on sallow breaths ~
only the bees buzz
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.
solstice heat
first days of summer
solstice heat simmers and sweats ~
cool blue waves hug shores
summer heat rises
rushes past swirling fog banks ~
palm tree parasols
As the Earth’s Southern Pole is pushed farthest
Away from sun, Winter Solstice arrives.
The sleepy sun's up-time is, the shortest
It's been all this year, shortchanging our lives.
Sol has its sway and makes the shortest day.
Daylight dwindles to a feeble short glow,
The sun, embarrassed, hides its face away.
Knowing it's failed to deliver its show.
Though darkness still prevails, its hold will wane.
Sol relents, pays the rent, stays up longer.
With the extra sunshine, life will regain
Its vibrancy, springing back, growing stronger.
From now on, every day will be longer.
We can linger longer in the sunshine.
Bathing in the warm rays that grow stronger,
Until the Summer Solstice, brings decline.
Heaven splayed a sun so unassailable that it scorched the earth.
Even the creek beds, dried with crackled skin, plead for rain.
Lost are the sounds of now silent frogs and swishless fish
Left behind, Spring satisfies its wanderlust across hemispheres.
Opportune Summer disburses its virulent heat.
Solstice day exposes long hours and hot temperatures
Under a sweltering Sun consulate for communal celebration.
Many praise the shift in seasons while others
Mind the rituals of fertility, vestral life, and bountiful harvest.
Either way, I greet Summer with outstretched arms
Reaching for transcendent heights unknown to Spring.