Family visits
hot summer celebrations
for new beginnings
and generations of old
babies and great grandparents
Wished for swimming pools
excessive heat comes in waves
local lakes too warm
Deftly prepped with love
chilled in refrigerator
watermelon chunks
for the family picnic
sweet pink juice dribbling down chins
Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 41
Colleen prompts us to incorporate the following kigo phrases into our syllabic poetry:
- #1: “summer celebrations”
- #2: “swimming pools”
- #3: “melons” (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc.)
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What fun! Your celebration sounds wonderful!! Our local grocery store finally has watermelon on sale! YUM! 😋
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Thank you, Colleen! 😊
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You’re so welcome!
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Such a delightful set of poems, Jennifer. I love this post! ❤️
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Thank you, Gwen! 😊
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Yes, it’s the time for watermelon! Some lakes, or swimming pools, are to warm to be refreshing. Or the day too hot to want to be out at all. I have fond memories of picnics on hot summer nights. My mother would bake chicken early in the morning to take with us and eat cold.
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There does seem to be a bit of nostalgia associated with picnics, even if they are not something you typically engaged in. It’s nice to have such memories!
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Great poem, Jennifer! The oceans are too warm as well. They feel more like bath water.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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