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Summer Day

November 28, 2022
By 4albrecht GOLD, Hartford, Wisconsin
4albrecht GOLD, Hartford, Wisconsin
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Skin turns from tan to red.

Warm summer breezes, kiss my skin. 

A bumble bee lands on my towel.

A popsicle drips, “drip, drip, drop”. 

But when I look at the clock, 

hours have passed. And now, I’m a tomato.


The author's comments:

This is written in a Korean poetic form called sijo. 


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on Apr. 17 2023 at 9:40 pm
bugjuicepoetry ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be. So, I guess I'm on my way home."

Summer is absolutely phenomenal - and this poem captures that perfecto!!

on Nov. 29 2022 at 12:03 pm
Bumble_Bee PLATINUM, New Athens, Illinois
38 articles 2 photos 123 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You will be found" -Dear Evan Hansen

I love this poem!! I may be biased, but I absolutely love summer (and bumblebees), and your poem captured the feeling of summer perfectly! Awesome job! I also really like how you use a Korean poetic form. I don't think I've ever heard of a sijo until now, but I am totally going to look into it! Thank you!

Love,
Bumble Bee

P.S. Keep up the great work! I can't wait to see what you do next!!