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Summer Songs Captured in Cicada Poems

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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01

Animals

Summer’s Song:

In summer's heat, the cicadas sing,
A chorus loud that echoes ring.
With wings that shimmer in the light,
They fill the day, they fill the night.
A symphony of nature's sound,
In every tree, on every ground.

02

Animals

Life’s Cycle:

Life's cycle in the cicada's call,
A story of nature's thrall.
From earth to sky, from dark to light,
Their journey is a wondrous sight.
With every molt and every flight,
They tell the tale of nature's might.

03

Animals

Echoes of Time:

Echoes of time in cicada's cry,
A link to past beneath the sky.
With every buzz and every song,
They show where we have always belonged.
In summer's heat, their voices blend,
A timeless song that has no end.

04

Animals

Summer Song Fail:

The cicadas tried to sing in tune,
But sounded like a broken loon.
They chirped and buzzed with all their might,
Making music in the night.
The other bugs just laughed and said,
"Your summer song is quite widespread!"
The cicadas blushed and sang on high,
"Next time, we'll try not to decry!"

05

Animals

Noisy Neighbors:

The cicadas loved to make a sound,
But got too loud, the town frowned.
They chirped and buzzed and made a scene,
Till the mayor yelled, "Keep it clean!"
They laughed and toned it down a bit,
But kept on singing with a wit.
"Next time," they said, "we'll harmonize,
And make our music a surprise!"

06

Animals

Summer Chorus:

In the trees where cicadas sing,
Summer chorus, life's ring.
A touch so vibrant, a heart so pure,
Cicadas, nature's allure.
From calls so loud to rhythms grand,
Cicadas, life's hand.
A symbol of summer, a sign of grace,
Cicadas, life's embrace.
In their presence, vibrance found,
Cicadas, all around.
Summer chorus, pure and bright,
Cicadas, in the light.
In their song, spirits rise,
Cicadas, under skies.
With each call, life's refrain,
Cicadas, summer's gain.

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