Upon Summer

soft breezes ease the humid day

heat wraps around and says slow down

still nights alive with cricket sounds

sweet ice tea slakes dry thirst away

dry spells high fry spring greens to brown

spray round as insect life abounds

 

swim, wade or soak in lake or pool

kids fool with hoses to stay cool

 

family reunion foray

picnic table outdoor affair

colorful flowers bloom away

comfortable air wafts clipped hair

short pants and sandals on display

squirt gun fight on a get wet dare

Reviews

[Shalini Dinesh]

Delightful Summer !!!! Summer is always fun to escape from work and stress to our favorite holiday spots.... A time for family reunion, picnics, swim pools and lots more... Your poem was a perfect summer activity! Thanks for entering the contest..

[Sara]

jeez, i'm reading this and getting so nostalgic... reminds me of the summers of my childhood. :) lovely poem.

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations for winning the Alfred-Dorn-Sonnet contest!

[papaed]

I love your internal rhyming and rhythm, as well as the imagery. I give an A plus for meeting the criteria with a meaningful, masterful solution.

Thanks for sharing,
papaed

[angelina neves]

A wonderful picture painted with words!

[S.S.P.]

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
Charles Bukowski

[Helena]

Beautiful, simply beautiful my talented friend.
What a delight for sore eyes this morning!!

Helena :)

[lost inside]

A wonderful write about summer fun
Well said.