You Are My Summer

 When it’s bleak outside


When the storm clouds cast an unquenchable darkness


When the drops of rain fly to the windows and cascade down


When the ground is slushy and damp


When lightning flickers and thunder grumbles


When the world is in a cold death


 


You are my sign of life


You are my signal of hope


Your smile is the sun that casts out dark gray


Your steady breath calms the rolling thunder


You are warm, immediate comfort


 


You are the weakening of my knees


You are the rapid beating of my heart


You are the uncontrollable smile creeping on my face


 


You are the palm trees,


Blowing which-way in the balmy breeze


But you are rooted.


 


You are the push and pull of the crystal clear ocean


The cleansing feeling of the cold, crisp water


Rushing over my toes in the sand


 


You are my happiness


You are my Hibiscus flower


My conch shell


My cone-full of melted ice cream


 


When life gives me storm clouds,


You are my summer.


When the dampness of rain overtakes me,


You keep me dry.


 

Comments

John Ouma

Awesome poem.... Sweet word play

Additional Resources

Get AI Feedback on your poem

Interested in feedback on your poem? Try our AI Feedback tool.
 

 

If You Need Support

If you ever need help or support, we trust CrisisTextline.org for people dealing with depression. Text HOME to 741741