Summer came to visit,
just for a day
She shoved Spring
out of the way.
Summer came to visit,
just for a day
Bright Sunshine and Warm Wind
kept her company.
Summer came to visit,
just for a day
Bikes pedaled down the trail,
Yards shed their winter look
Just for a day
Summer came to visit.
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I love your poem! Thank you for sharing it. It really brightened my day!!
It has been snowing like crazy for three days up here in Western Canuckistan. Winter’s come to visit, and he’s that uncomfortable house guest that hasn’t noticed the party’s over and the lights are on! 🙂
I agree with others here — you use repetition nicely to create a strong rhythmic element that binds the piece together through momentum. Nice!
Fun to relish such a visit, even for just a day!
I envision you sitting – maybe on a porch? or a deck? – watching everyone else enjoy spring, and describe the way they embraced it for a day. I hope you got out and enjoyed it, too!
Love this, I am hoping for a summer day visit, even just one would revive and recharge my wintery demeanor.
Yep, here too Elsie, & spring, even clouds, are back here today. Yesterday-75! Nice way to arrange the poem & I too really liked that “just for a day”!
We had a spring visit last weekend, but today snow returned home:)
Oh, I’m just waiting for some spring!!!
Summer came to visit. She will come again. Two spring poems (Michelle wrote one too) a day gives me spring feeling. I think I remeber what spring looks, sounds, and smells like.
I am jumping way ahead, waiting for summer already. I meant to write Spring came to visit, just like in your poem.
Sounds like the weather we had last Sunday! These sneak-peeks of summer are so delightful! 🙂 The repeated phrases made your poem very joyful.
Summer is best one day at a time when you can really savor the excitement.
Poetry must come more easily when you have summer visit for a day in spring–. We are still waiting for a January thaw.
I love the repetition of the line. It reminds me of how much I love the transition from winter to spring and those days when “Spring comes to visit, just for a day.” I enjoyed how you captured that feeling so well.
Hooray…now I am hopeful that she will come to visit us as well. I am mightily tired of cold, dreary March days.
Just for a day captures the sporadic midwestern seasonal transitions perfectly. We had summer last Sunday…just for a day…long enough for convertibles, and flip-flops, before the snow pushed her out post haste. 🙂 Love the personification. I see Summer looking like Glenda, the good witch on ‘Wizard of Oz.’ 🙂
“Just for a day” says it all about this time of year. We’re playing hide-and-seek with just spring. Thanks for reminding me this will happed for us in Northern Indiana!
I envision all of those first days of summer when all the bikes come out!
Yes, summer was here, Just for a Day (maybe two), but I’ll settle for spring.
I like the repetition in your poem. If summer came to visit here, I would kick her out. I prefer spring because I can actually sit outside without breaking a sweat.
I enjoyed the repetition of “just for the day.” I just wish spring would arrive where I live — oh, but you had me wishing for summer. The lines you used to capture the signs that summer came for a day were powerful. Let’s hope she stays soon!
Hello Summer. Good-bye Winter.
Pass her down here will you 🙂