Reflections: Summer 30 Articles

by Tex DeJsus

The Dandelion Patch In her 80's, Granny was not a tall or physically strong lady but anyone who knew her could testify that she had phenomenal determination and an inner strength which pushed her on from day to day. She...read more

by Christina Rivas

When I was younger I used to love winter, I would spend hours playing outside in the snow making snow men and snow angels. It seems to me looking back on it like that time of the year was always filled with fond memories, ...read more

by Mary Rose-Sellers

Summer! It is such a beautiful season. Fall and spring are nice too, but summer, with its warm weather, blue sky and glittering sun nothing can go wrong with that. The days are long, bright and pleasant. Of course,...read more

by Sharron Moore

Summertime, a time sprinkled with promises of long lazy days in the sun. A trigger that shoots me into happiness just with the memories of past summers, and the knowledge that summertime is a time of magic. A magical time ...read more

by Stephen Alexander

Summer Musings I have a good friend who will remain nameless she knows who she is. This friend urges me to write, saying recently "Why aren't you writing? Where is your new work?" I had thought I was putting out conten...read more

by Sheroe

The Parrot And Sitter I was thirteen years old. I was aware of what was beautiful and what was not. I was not. I was skinny, with a flat chest, voluminous hair that curled in all directions when straight hair was in,...read more

by Jane Parrott

Reflections: Summer The events of winter and spring brought me the bitter-sweet summer of 2002 that was the year I spent the entire season with my mother. To some people that might not be a pleasant thought, spend a w...read more

by Janice Godlove

Summer Solstice The black of night has steadily faded, thinning to dim grays and lavenders. Faint chirps and twitters of birds become bold songs demanding the anticipated dawn. The sun is the hero of this day, the s...read more

by Jaxie R

All my belongings were packed and stored away in the skeletal remains of our apartment. I quit my job a little less than a week ago and now I was in Hawaii, walking the streets my mother and father once strolled tenderly a...read more

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by Victoria Moss

Summer, to me, is the season of childhood and children. I remember from my earliest years those glowing, golden, endless days when my brother and I were free to run and cavort and enjoy the unbounded days of the hot season...read more

by Patrick Sills

For nine months out of the year, I long for summer. This season is my favorite; the antithesis of the long, dreary, miserably cold subsistence of winter. In the summertime, as I awaken to a dog barking or the distant hum o...read more

by Vanessa G

For 91 days out of the year, people bask in the warmth of the sun, tanning themselves down to the bone. Lightening their hair and sometimes they're blessed with the gift of finding a summer love. In this three month pe...read more

by Maurice Sassoon

As usual, summer is kind to me, inasmuch as it allows me to loll on the beach where I watch the waves gently lapping the shore, as my thoughts stay focused on the unspoiled beauty of the surrounding, the subtle aroma of th...read more

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by Delores Brown

Summer: A hot wind, rustling the leaves on the trees. The sun so bright that you have to put your hand over your eyes to shade them. Beads of sweat popping out on your forehead and over your upper lip. It's so hot you can ...read more

by Olivia Hughes

Summer sun upon my face. The heat warming my entire body. Laughing children feel the air. People swimming in and out of the waves, that jump up and off the ocean shore. If you are lucky maybe catching sight of a pl...read more

by Julie Kundhi

Summertime on Our Deck Every day I try to spend time on our deck. I live in Nebraska and the winters are harsh. As soon as it gets warm, I am outside. Our deck was an add on when we built our house. It was a present fro...read more

by del lobo

Reflections of summers gone by: When I was in elementary school: Summer is here and what fun! No teachers, no bullies and most of all, no homework! I feel totally off the hook and love every bit of it. My friends ...read more

by Len Di Gregorio

Summer, also known as the summer solstice, is the time of year when the earth's axis is tilted more towards the sun than at any other time in the year (as opposed to winter, when its axis is tilted the furthest from the su...read more

by Rhonda Piraino

Reflections: Summer There is something magical, even ethereal, about the sweet, heady scent that lingers on a summer night and brings me back to my first love affair. Even now, 25 years later, I can step outside and tak...read more

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by Charger Girl

When you think of summer, there are three things people usually picture in their heads: 1. Party over here (Woo-woo!) 2. Going to the beach 3. Going to summer camp I don't see what going to Wisconsin has absolutel...read more