Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Reading, Seasonal Poems
Poetic Techniques: Descriptive Poems, Metaphor and Simile, Pun Poems
Word Count: 29

About This Poem

Do you ever feel like the summer sometimes seems too short? One minute you’re having fun in the pool and the next thing you know, you’re sitting in class practicing spelling and arithmetic. At least, that’s the way it often feels to me. I love the summer, and not just because school is out. I love the sunshine, the warm weather, the fresh fruits, and all the summer activities.

Don’t get me wrong… The other seasons are nice too. But if I had to pick a favorite, it would definitely be summer.

As I was thinking about writing a poem about the summer coming to an end, as it is where I live, I was thinking that it is short and summery. I realized that “summery” is a homophone of “summary” (homophones are words that sound the same, like “there” and “their”) and that summaries are also short versions of something longer. For example, a film review might give you a summary of a movie, and a book report is often a summary of a book.

And that’s how the idea for this poem was born. Because it’s such a short poem (much like the idea it expresses), but still has to get the whole idea across, I did have to write several drafts to get it just write. I hope I succeeded and that it brings a smile to your face!

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