traffic back ups
sweaty country boys
bare skinned
cowboy hat wearing farm boys
wild country girls
wearing shorty shorts
swimsuits tops and flip flops
who worry about melting make up
in the blazing July sun
Categories:
swimsuits, fun,
Form: Free verse
Up with the children at seven
For blueberry pancakes and ham.
Flapjacks enough for eleven -
How many will fit in the pan?
Lay out some slices of bread.
Spread with egg salad maybe,
Some tuna and celery for Fred,
And a “p,b and j” for the baby!
Fetch from the line all the towels
And swimsuits hanging to dry.
Ignore the grumbles and scowls
About sunscreen you have to apply.
Stack the pop in the ice chest.
With sandwiches, yogurt and fruit.
Pack napkins, chips and the rest
In the picnic basket to suit.
Pile out, and head for the seashore
With picnic, umbrella and chairs!
No room for anything more -
But then, nobody really cares!
Oh, joy! What a day at the beach!
We swim, jump the waves, and tan,
Drink our soda, eat a peach,
Its edges trimmed with sand!
Alack! Alas! It’s time to go!
Our homeward way we wend,
Not sad because we know
Tomorrow we’ll do it again!
Categories:
swimsuits, beach, fun, vacation,
Form: Quatrain
richly hued summer
lives along a golden stretch
blooms sky sand surf sun
spectrum changes hour to hour
dawn to dusk people laughing
bright swimsuits green youths
beachballs and ice cream flavors
fresh scent of blue sea
from far out where it meets sky
fragrant blooms the livelong day
Categories:
swimsuits, beach, beautiful, color, flower,
Form: Tanka
Summer means
swimsuits and
cut-off jeans.
And picnics on the grass,
smells of backyard barbeques,
swimming pools clear as glass,
beach parties without end,
family vacations;
and tenting with a friend.
Summer is a lazy time of year,
when we connect with Mother Nature.
Depression gets supplanted by cheer
amidst the butterflies and the bees.
And wildflowers of all colors waft
perfumed scents upon the slightest breeze.
Summer stores an abundance of hope
within the sounds of children's laughter;
building sandcastles, and skipping rope.
Categories:
swimsuits, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Sun, sand, surfing the waves,
Sexy swimsuits: we've got it made in the shade.
Umbrellas in martinis and lined in a row
On beaches and resorts wherever you go.
Maui, Mexico, or even the Maldives;
If these are your vacation spots, now's the time to leave.
Maybe a staycation is more your speed;
Enjoy with friends and family. Take as much as you need.
Everybody's glad that summer has arrived;
School is out! Let's go outside!
Remember to mask up. Be safe and have fun.
But don't do anything foolish otherwise you're done!
Time to chill out, relax and unwind,
And leave all of your stress behind.
Ice cream and cold beverages will quench your thirst,
Especially when the heat is the worst.
Music, barbecues, games galore,
Laughter everywhere. Who could ask for more?
Ever wished it could stay this way?
I wish it was summertime every day.
Categories:
swimsuits, family, friend, fun, games,
Form: Name
Summer
Hot, vibrant
Scorching, sweating, illuminating
Shorts, sunglasses, hats, swimsuits
Swimming, refreshing, relaxing,
Humid, bright
Summertime
08.05.2021
Contest Name : Spring or Summer Diamante Poem
Sponsor : Caren Krutsinger
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Categories:
swimsuits, summer,
Form: Diamante
Behind our house – so many memories
created by myself and siblings dear!
Way back behind it there were many trees -
a woods where we amused ourselves all year.
But our first summer was my best recall:
in our back yard before I had turned ten.
In swimsuits and with great glee – one and all -
we’d turn the hose on, laughing, splashing then.
We’d spray each other, squealing as we raced
through water’s cold squirts underneath hot sun.
Then after it got dark, fireflies we chased.
Oh, how I miss those days of summer fun!
Such joy just being children! Time goes fast.
That memory’s a cool blast from my past.
August 2, 2020
For the Dusty Old Memories Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Categories:
swimsuits, childhood, memory,
Form: Sonnet
Sunscreen could not save our skin,
as dressed in skimpy swimsuits,
we splished and splashed that afternoon,
so happily slapping the water of the sun-kissed glistening sea,
splattering each other with its salty taste.
Afterward, we swam out into the swell of its waves,
surrendering ourselves to the surges
of the smaller and less dangerous waves,
letting ourselves be totally submerged and tossed like shells,
then swept swiftly back to shore.
Later, we drifted out to the deep,
and then shuddering as the temperature dipped,
we swam to the safety of the beach.
Skipping back to the warmth of sand,
we toweled off and sat, satiated with contentment
to watch sun setting in a sky of cerulean and splendid rose.
Drenched with much peacefulness,
we watched sun sink lower and lower
at the edge of the shore -
at the edge of that summer
and at the edge of a childhood
we could not know then
was coming to
its end.
April 5, 2019 for Edward Ebeh's Pick A Title, Vol.3 Alliteration Poetry Contest
Categories:
swimsuits, childhood,
Form: Alliteration
Summer fun has begun at last.
Sun is shining every morning.
Shimmy into our swimsuits fast.
Seaside soon will begin swarming.
Slather up with loads of sunscreen.
Sunglasses protect from sea sheen.
Sunbathing is a real blast.
21/06/2018
Categories:
swimsuits, summer, sun, sunshine,
Form: Verse
You walk along the sandy beach
And you taste the salted air
You step on very tiny shells
As the wind blows through your hair
The ocean splashes on your feet
As your baking in the sun
You see a ship in the horizon
And children having fun
Surfers surfing atop the waves
And swimmers swim and float
Beach balls and sand castles on the shore
And fisherman in their boat
Lifeguards whistling at drifters at sea
And whistles at girls from the boys
Pigeons and seagulls and volleyball players
Creating some of the noise
Umbrellas, blankets, and burning tanners
And musclemen flexing their chests
Swimsuits, short shorts, and girls in bikinis
Showing off some of their breasts
Categories:
swimsuits, beach, ocean,
Form: Rhyme
This onset of autumn’s first chill
Means swimsuits will no longer thrill.
But only a dope
Would snivel and mope,
For women have sweaters to fill!
Categories:
swimsuits, humor,
Form: Limerick
death shall have no dominion
Dominion of Canada
Canada goose
goose egg
egg salad
salad days
days of our lives
lives in the balance
balance the budget
budget rent a car
karmaloop
loopmasters
Masters of the Universe
universal love
love and hate
hate your guts
guts but no brains
brains blown out
out of our minds
mindset
set your watch
watch TV
vegan pizza
pizza crust
crust of bread
bread and water
water bottle
bottle of beer
beer Vikings
Viking invasion
invasion of privacy
sea to shining sea
Seattle, Washington
washing clothes
clothes make the man
maneater
eater of flesh
fleshtone
tone it down
down the drain
drain clog
clogged sink
sink or swim
swimsuits
suits me fine
fine dining
dining out
outcast
cast a shadow
shadow
cast
Categories:
swimsuits, word play, words,
Form: Blitz
We are still waiting for Autumn to come
The grass is green, the leaves hang on
All we ask is for it to finally cool down
You go out, you sweat, you have a frown
Did someone decide we did not deserve it
Is a never-ending summer all that we get?
We’ll be wearing swimsuits on Halloween
There’s supposed to a break in between
And I can just see our Thanksgiving meal
We’ll eat watermelon, with shrimp to peel!
Oh, Wait, I think I just saw a leaf fall
Please, don’t tell me that will be all…
But we looked out, the trees were bare
We raked up leaves in the cool brisk air
And for that one week Autumn had begun
Alas, a week later our Autumn was done!
Categories:
swimsuits, autumn, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
A very mighty king resides on high.
His face beams down upon us from the sky.
We praise him when he’s shining happily,
Reflecting in the azure of the sea.
King Sun, however, toys with us some days.
He hides behind the clouds to make a haze.
And other times he likes to prove how bright
That he can be compared to Luna’s light.
We’ll be in swimsuits, ready for some fun.
King Sun has spoiled it though for everyone.
He scorches us and makes us pray for rain,
But his return we’ll pray for soon again!
Without his rays, we’d see much suffering,
And so we are indebted to our king.
Aug. 22, 2016 for the Couplet time poetry contest of Rick Parise
Categories:
swimsuits, sun,
Form: Couplet
Fresh water mermaids
Under a big crowned tree near the lake three land mermaids
sat knitting swimsuits, the saw me and sat still as rabbits, I pretended
not to see them but did use the corner of my left eye,
I notice many things that way
Thought of taking a picture but would not like to scare them back into
the lake again, inland mermaids have scaly leg and webbed feet,
not an edifying sight, but they can dress in trousers like Yoko Ono
and having the bearing of exotic artists.
Curiosity got the best of me I sneaked back to take a photo but
a bird whistled a tune they saw me and called me something bad in
a language I never had heard before, it sounded like frogs`
under a rainbow coloured waterfall made of a child`s tears,
besides they could run much fast than me so, I made a rapid retreat
while rabbits gleefully danced in the glade and crows strafed me
with the precision, a Luftwaffe pilot would be proud of.
Categories:
swimsuits, angst, assonance, books,
Form: Sonnet
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