Summer’s Last Song—Haiku by Bette A. Stevens 
As summer draws to a close here at The Farmstead in Central Maine, the air feels crisper and days grow shorter; yet a few summer blooms remain to perform their last song as notes of autumn begin to appear in the background of the landscape, biding their time to take center stage. Oh, the wonders of the seasons.
Summer’s Last Song
Haiku by Bette A. Stevens
Serene autumn hymns
Play softly in the background
Of summer’s last song
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Awesome Bette
Now I’m going to have to try one 🙂
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Thank you, Ernesto. Have a wonderful week and lots of fun writing your Haiku! 🙂
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Can it be four lines?
Hi again, Ernesto:
Answer:
haiku
: an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference.
Also, here’s a link to one of my posts that explains more and has live links to follow. https://4writersandreaders.com/2016/10/19/have-fun-writing-haiku-get-the-kids-writing-too/
Have fun!
Bette
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O.K. Here goes nuttin’ 🙂
No new summer dawns
Before a new winter spawns
Colors paint the lawns
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Lovely Haiku, Bette. Summer has given us a bonus these last few days and I’m not complaining but do love the backdrop of Autumn as we move forward. #SeniorSalon
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Hi, Molly. Thanks for stopping by from #SeniorSalon to check out Summer’s Last Song. A lovely summer reprieve in the weather here in Central Maine too–no complaints as we enjoy this gift of the season. Have a lovely week! 🙂 xo
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Beautiful haiku, Bette. So elegant. 🙂
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Thank you, Joe. May your autumn be awesome, my friend! 🙂 xo
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It is funny how each season has a sound of its own. I think of the sound of cicadas in the summer and the drone of bees in the fall.
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For us it’s crickets chirping in late August marking frost’s coming arrival in September. 🙂 xo
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Crickets – how good I forget about those busy little cello legs.
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Autumn is so very subtle here in Southern California, but I can still feel the shift in the air. Beautiful poem!
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Thanks, Robin. I know that Southern CA feeling… We lived in Lancaster and then Lompoc during the 1990s. Nothing like the desert wind and the Pacific breezes. Hope you’re enjoying a beautiful almost autumn day, my friend! 🙂 xo
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Jumped over from the Senior Salon
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GREAT to have that back up again to make it easy to jump from blog to blog when we have a moment, isn’t it? I don’t always catch things as they whiz by in the Reader. I would have missed these lovely words otherwise. Thanks for sharing.
It just turned hot again here, so I am typing under a clip-on fan, once again yearning for crisp fall weather (regardless of any riot of color in the leaves).
xx,
mgh
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Hi, Madelyn. It sure is awesome of Bernadette for opening her Salon for us to meet and share once again. Thanks so much for dropping by to chat, my friend. ❤ xo
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Perfect! So much is said in those few words.
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Thank you, Darlene! ❤ xo
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Beautiful haiku and photograph, Bette…I’m just getting used to the earlier evenings and enjoy the crisp cold air but alas too many sharp showers for my liking! 😀❤️
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Hi, Annika. Hard to believe, but summer is still singing here at The Farmstead. Temps have been in 70s and 80s and we’re yet to feel a frost… No complaints–we know what’s coming! 🙂 xo
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This is a lovely autumn haiku, Bette, giving a picture-perfect image of the changing seasons.
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Thanks, Michelle. Wishing you a beautiful week, dear friend! ❤ xo
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Thank you, Bette. It will be a good week as later in the week we will be visiting our Boston family.
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Beautiful haiku, Bette, and your reflection in the changing of the seasons is just as lovely. Enjoy. ❤
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Thank you, Diana. Wishing you a lovely week! ❤ xo
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A beautiful haiku, Bette.
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Thanks, Robbie! 🙂 xo
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A wonderful haiku, Bette! Have a lovely autumn weekend! 😄🍁💕
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Thanks so much, Sarah! ❤ Wishing you a lovely weekend, too! XO
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😀 ❤ xoxo
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Such a peaceful Haiku, Bette. 😊
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Thanks, Tracy! 🙂 xo
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Lovely, Bette! 🙂
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Thank you, Natalie! 🙂 xo
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Just beautiful!!
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Thanks, Annette! ❤ xo
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Lovely, Bette. Beautiful words and a lovely image make your post very special.
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Thank you, Eugenia! Hugs…
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😉
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Love your autumn haiku, Bette!🌾🍁💐🍂
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Thank you, Mary. Wishing you a lovely week as the seasons begin their transformations! ❤ xo
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We are now headed into winter! Where does time go, Bette?xoxo
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Awesome, Bette. What a wonderful image you have created with your haiku.
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Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, Norah. 🙂 Wishing you and yours a most lovely seasonal transition. Blessings! ❤ xo
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Thank you, Bette.
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Beautiful Bette. I also love the wonderful visual impact by printing thei posem on a peaceful summer scene.
wishing you a wonderful weekend
miriam
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Hi, Miriam. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit. Wishing you a lovely weekend too! 🙂 xo
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Sweet words, Bette.
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Thanks, Mary! xo
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Lovely Bette!
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Thank you, Cindy. Wishing you a lovely week! 🙂 xo
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We went out this afternoon to shoot some autumn, but it’s late in coming. Usually by this time in September, there is some autumn out there, but today, not much. A tiny bit. Next week, I hope. It must be getting very autumny up your way 🙂
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Most of the leaves are drab so far. Brighter in swampy areas. With such a dry summer this year, autumn leaf peepers may be disappointed if summer continues to sing much longer… 🙂 xo
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