Dear Summer

Poem by Timea K.

9th-12th GRADE FINALIST FOR SPRING 2024 POETRY CONTEST. Prompt: All submissions must be in the form of an epistolary poem. An epistolary poem is a poem that reads as a letter to any person, place, or thing. As poems of direct address, they can be intimate and colloquial, or formal and measured. The subject matter can range from philosophical investigation to a declaration of love to a list of errands, and epistles can take any form, from heroic couplets to free verse. Your poem must be between 150 and 300 words.

Winter has packed its bags, yet it’s still so cold out here

It’s put its boots away into the closet

And has hung up its coats and jackets

It’s cleared way for grass and flowers

Allowed an environment for bees and butterflies

It’s welcomed spring, with its rain and allergies

With its blooming trees and creepy crawlers

It’s layed down a path for woken and hungry critters

Winter has packed its bags and whispered goodbye, I’ll be back again

Once spring comes around, we’ll all be hoping for summer

School’s out, pools open, ice cream trucks make an appearance

And for the couple months you choose to stay, we’ll have more time

We’ll have more time to read books, draw pictures, see friends and family

The days will be longer, sunsets late and awfully gorgeous

Picnics and beaches, vacations and weddings

I miss you summer, and your wonderful memories

Please, when you come back, bring me a box of my happiest moments

Sincerely, me