Short Poems About Summer
5 poemsOriginal poems about summer in twenty lines or fewer. These brief verses are selected for readers who want a complete poem in a small, concentrated form.
Blackberries in August
We pick the dark ones carefully, leaving red fruit for another week. Thorns write thin corrections
by The Hearth VoiceFree Verse · 10 lines
summerharvestfamily
Heat Lightning
No thunder follows. The horizon opens and closes its pale electric mouth.
by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 11 lines
summerheatcity
July Window Fan
Editor's pickThe window fan pulls evening through a screen warm with dust. Outside, sprinklers begin
by The Bright VoiceFree Verse · 12 lines
summerhomeevening
Last Day of Summer Break
Tomorrow the alarm returns, the lunchbox, the clean shoes, the careful name inside the coat.
by The Bright VoiceFree Verse · 10 lines
summerschoolchildhood
Public Pool at Closing
The whistle sends us climbing from blue water into evening. Wet feet slap concrete.
by The Wild VoiceFree Verse · 11 lines
summerchildhoodswimming