i. summer celebration
summer brings
inherent celebration
when grandfather sun smiles
upon his children
reaching for him
a green love
ii. swimming pool
sparkling flirt
she ripples cool promises
to steal your heat and sweat
from grandfather sun
plunge into her
refreshment
iii. watermelon
green-white egg
iconic picnic dessert
on kitchen counter waits
parched palates are quenched
by its opened
sacrifice
Seox series
Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen gave us some possible kigo to write to, which I used:
#1: “summer celebrations”
#2: “swimming pools”
#3: “melons” (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc.)
Michelle (aka Mish) is today’s host for dVerse’ Open Link Night.
Tao Talk 
These are delightful, Lisa. I love watermelon
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Thanks, Robbie. That one was inspired by the watermelon waiting on my kitchen counter :)
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Nice!
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All and everything beautiful lives here. Thanks for sharing with me. Bless you.
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What a lovely comment, Selma <3
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My pleasure Lisa 💜💚
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The are just wonderful 💜💜
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Thanks, Dear Willow <3
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All three poems are superb Li.
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Sadje, my friend, thank you.
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You’re very welcome 🥹
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You’re always welcome 🙏🏼
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I read your poetry on FB, Lisa. You captured the spell of summer so well. 💖
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Thanks so much, Colleen <3
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You’re welcome, Lisa.
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I like the swimming pool one a lot…all are good though.
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Thanks, Max. My folks had an above ground pool with a walkway around it when the kids were young. We had a lot of fun in it. Good times.
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We had a pool around 15 miles away we would all go to…such good memories there…they closed it down and filled it in for some reason.
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That’s a bummer they filled in the pool. People need it more than ever!
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Summer in three parts! Beautiful, Lisa.
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Thank you very much :)
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😊
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I liked the reference “grandfather sun” and enjoyed the watermelon poem, Li. All the poems are nicely done. :)
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Kitty, thank you and glad you enjoyed them :)
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Wonderful, Lisa. Beautiful imagery. 🌞
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Gwen, thanks!
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Assaje!
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These are awesome, Lisa! I love the ‘sparkling flirt’ line!
Yvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Yvette!
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I really like your personification of “grandfather sun”, Lisa, in addition to generally thinking that your verses are delightful <3
~David
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David, thanks much <3
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Beautiful series. I especially love “reaching for him
a green love”
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Thank you :)
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These are absolutely beautiful, Lisa! I especially admire; “green-white egg/iconic picnic dessert.” 😍
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Sanaa, thanks much :)
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A summery series of celebration, Lisa! I especially like ‘green love’ from ‘grandfather sun’, the ripple of ‘cool promises’ (I’m slow lane swimming tomorrow morning), and the ‘parched palates’ quenched by water melon, which I have for breakfast with strawberries and yogurt.
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Kim, I’m sure the slow lane swimming tomorrow will cool you right off. Have never tried watermelon that way but sounds very yummy and refreshing.
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Oh my goodness, I love this….
“sparkling flirt
she ripples cool promises”
Each one is a delight to read, Li.
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Mish so happy they delighted you <3
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Fabulous, Lisa. I’m ready to enjoy the harvest fruits. 🍉🍑🍎 Michigan fruit is the best!
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Yes it is! I have eaten cantaloupe the past 3 mornings for breakfast. Nothing better <3
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I love it too! The Michigan blueberries have been outstanding this year!
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Lovely poetic snapshots of summer, Li! That grandfather sun is very hot right now, and that watermelon will be refreshing.
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It’s like a humid furnace out there right now but thankfully grandfather is lost in the clouds. Thanks much, Merril, happy you enjoyed the snapshots.
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You’re welcome, Li! 🌞
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So very well constructed, and reads with touches of a tale or fable…last stanza! Ah the watermelon…
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Thanks much, Someone. Welcome to my summer :)
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A triad of summer celebrations, sizzling, serene and salivating!
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‘s right :)
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So delightful, Lisa. The summer season beautifully expressed!
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Lovely contributions, Lisa. I love watermelon.
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Thanks, Robbie :)
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💗
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A very lovely series of poems Li.
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Thanks, Sadje!
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Love the “green love.”
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Thanks, Judy!
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Refreshing… more so than our 45 minutes of rain which has left and heat has returned….
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Beautiful summer collection, Li!
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Punam, thank you :)
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You are very welcome. 🙂
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