Summer solstice here
Midsummer heat arrived early
Thankful for cool air
Sol sistere // sun stands still
Day and night ponder future
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Frank Tassone asked us to consider the up coming solstice, which is sometimes referred to as Midsummer Solstice. In the southern hemisphere is the Midwinter Solstice. He asked that we write the haikai poem of our choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to our choice of either midsummer (manatsu) of midwinter (mafuyu).
Join us at: https://frankjtassone.com/2019/06/15/haikai-challenge-90-6-15-19-midsummer-manastu-midwinter-mafuyu-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/
Roth Poetry 
Happy Father’s Day!
It would be nice to actually get some light – if it could stop raining for more than a few hours at a time. XD
I think this June we may have had 2 days without some rain in the 16 days so far!
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The XD is supposed to be a cross eyed smile…
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That’s a good one!
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Thank you! The rain all went north this year. We had our first good rain in a month a week ago. Finally back to spring rather than summer temps.
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I’ll take spring temps. Summer can get too hot to me… 70 – 75. But then I like all four seasons 3 months each 😉
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Yes mee too! It had been in the mid nineties here. Now eighty looks/feels great!
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nice share
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Thank you very much!
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #4: Dwight’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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This is truly lovely Dwight!
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Thank you so much for your kind comment!
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The picture looks so cooling. It’s been over 20 plus years since I was on a lake. The shade is more my style. Great poem!
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Thank you, I agree shade and a cool breeze is the way to go for me also.
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Water and summer heat…a great combination 🙂
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Trying to keep cool!
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Thanks Janice!
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I think that the last 2 lines are especially creative.
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Thank you so much for your comments.
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