Summertime Joys

Waiting for warmer days all year long,
They are finally here for summertime joys.
Swimming, biking, and singing a song,
Playing in the sand with all my toys.

Vacation with the family on the road,
Seeing the mountains and wildlife as we go.
Taking pictures, praying the car doesn't get towed.
Sleeping at campsites, keeping lights down low.

Eating popsicles, wearing sun shades and flip flops,
Walking along the beach, feeling the sand between my toes.
Collecting souvenirs from all the different gift shops,
Taking in all the sights to see, and watching all the shows.

Time goes so fast when you are having all this fun.
Now we have to wait a year for another round of summertime sun.


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Lines 14
Word Count 120
Sonnet
Written for

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Poetry Topic of the Month Contest  (13+) Win Exclusive MBs. It ends at midnight at the end of each month. Suggest the topic. #2216416 by Sharmelle's Welcome 2025

And for

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The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now  (13+) This irregular contest will change each round. Nature poem? Horror story? Whatever. #2232242 by Schnujo's NOT Doing NaNoWriMo

PROMPT:


"The Quill Awards" is often short on short poems, so that's this month's target


There are 2 prompts for June. You may write 2 items, one for each prompt. I will give you 5k per prompt. I've written the prompts so you can easily copy and paste each into your item (a contest request). Note that the length of these prompts is specifically directed at the Best Short Poem, Structured and Best Short Poem, Free Verse categories in "The Quill Awards" . They require poems be 15 lines or less. My hope is that there will be a couple of nominations from this month's contest. Below are the prompts for your copying pleasure.


Open Prompt: Write a poem 15 lines or less, Structured or Free Verse, on the topic of your choosing.
Written for "The Whatever Contest." "The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now" 

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