In this Boris Pasternak poem, July is compared to a unkempt and untidy summer lodger, who enters our house and interrupts our carefully regulated work routine.
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A Dreamy Day and Tranquilly I Lie
Here’s a relaxing poem by “hoosier poet” James Whitcomb Riley to welcome in the summer.
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Life Is Delight When June Is Come
Here’s a Robert Bridges poem poem to help you enjoy summer in all of its splendor. And bring along a book of verse while you’re at it.
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The Singing of a Flute Came from the Sea
Summer, with its memories of water and sun, may be ending, but this Frithjof Schuon reminds us that the real summer is within.
The End of Summer
As we look back at the summer that is coming to an end, did we lose ourselves in a time of innocence or did we worry that time was passing too fast? This Rachel Hadas poem suspects the second.
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Puck’s Summer Magic
“Midsummer Night’s Dream” dips into ancient British legends about the mystical aspects of midsummer.
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Ah, Those Sensuous Summer Days
Emily Dickinson has written the most passionate summer poem I know.
Summertime and the Living Is Easy
An afternoon spent in a friend’s boat brought to mind Huck and Jim watching the Mississippi River.
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