Sunday, 24 May 2026
Summer Haiku
To reveal how your heart flowers,
sway like the summer grove.
—Tagami Kikusha-Ni,
These silent summer nights
even the stars
seem to whisper.
—Kobayashi Issa,
These brown summer grasses?
The only remains
of "invincible" warriors ...
—Matsuo Basho,
Forbearing the night
with its growing brilliance:
the summer moon.
—Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
On a hot summer night
dreams and reality
merge.
—Takahama Kyoshi,
The summer butterfly
has to look sharp
to make its getaway.
—Takahama Kyoshi,
The moon still appears,
though far from home:
summer vagrant.
—Matsuo Basho
The legs of the cranes
have been shortened
by the summer rains.
―Matsuo Basho
A summer river:
disdaining the bridge,
my horse gallops through water.
―Masaoka Shiki
Summer Songs
Summer Sunshine - Song by The Corrs
"Cruel Summer"
Summer Breeze
Summer in the City
Hot in the City - Song by Billy Idol
The Style Council - Long Hot Summer
Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer
"Summer Rain" - Belinda Carlisle
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Summertime - Song by Bon Jovi
Summertime - Song by New Kids On The Block
Summer Sunshine Song by The Corrs ‧ 2004
Everyone's changing, I stay the same, I'mA solo cello outside a chorusI've got a secretIt's time for me to tell, you've been keeping me warm
Just sweet beginnings and bitter endingsIn coffee city, we borrowed HeavenDon't give it back, I've never felt so wantedAre you taking me home?
You tell me you have to go?
In the heat of summer sunshineI miss you like nobody elseIn the heat of summer sunshineI kiss you and nobody needs to know
Now that you've left me, there's no returningI keep comparing, you're always winningI try to be strong, but you'll never be more wantedWill you make me at home?
Don't tell me you have to go
In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)I miss you like nobody elseIn the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)I kiss you, and nobody needs to know
To sweet beginnings and bitter endingsIn coffee city, we borrowed HeavenDon't give it backWinter is coming, and I need to stay warm
In the heat-
In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)I miss you like nobody elseIn the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)I kiss you, and nobody knows
In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)I miss you like nobody elseIn the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)I kiss you and nobody needs to know
Summer sunshine, sunshine, sunshine
Hot in the City Song by Billy Idol ‧ 1982
It's hot here at night
Lonely, black and quietOn a hot summer nightDon't be afraidOf the world we madeOn a hot summer night
'Cause when a long-legged lovely walks byYeah you can see the look in her eyeThen you know that it's
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonight
For all the dreams and schemesPeople are as they seemOn a hot summer nightDon't be no funDon't forget you're youngOn a hot summer night
A sometime someone you're notDon't wait to see what you got'Cause you know that you're
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightAlrightHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonight
Well I'll walk until my feet dropI'm a train when I'm hatefulYeah, lay right down nowAnd I'll ride until your head breaksI'm a-walkin' 'til my brain popsI will move with the beat nowI'm a chain 'round an A-bombI'm a ribbon in the heat nowNew York!
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightNew YorkHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonightHot in the city, hot in the city tonightTonight
"Here Comes The Sun"
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
It's all right
It's all right
And I say it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
It's all right
It's all right
Lazy sunday afternoon
Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbors
But they make it very clear they've got no room for ravers
They stop me from groovin, they bang on me wallThey're doin me crust in it's no good at all,
Lazy sunday afternoon, I've got no mind to worry, close my eyes andDrift away
Here we all are sittin in a rainbow(do do do do)Cor blimey hallo missus Jones hows your Berts lumbago?I'll sing you a song with no words and no tuneTo sing in your Khazi while you suss out the moon, oh yeah
Theres no one to hear me, theres nothin to say,And no one can stop me from feelin this way
Lazy sunday afternoon I've got no mind to worryClose my eyes and drift away
In the summertime
The tax man's taken all my dough
And left me in my stately homeLazing on a sunny afternoon
And I can't sail my yachtHe's taken everythin' I've gotAll I've got's this sunny afternoon
Save me, save meSave me from this squeezeI've got a big fat momma tryin' to break meAnd I love to live so pleasantlyLive this life of luxuryLazing on a sunny afternoonIn the summertime,In the summertime
My girlfriend's run off with my carAnd gone back to her ma and paTelling tales of drunkenness and cruelty
Now I'm sitting hereSipping at my ice cold beerLazing on a sunny afternoon
Help me, help me, help me sail awayWell, give me two good reasonsWhy I oughta stay'Cause I love to live so pleasantlyLive this life of luxuryLazing on a sunny afternoonIn the summertime, In the summertime
summer in the city
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck gettin' dirt' and grittyBeen down, isn't it a pity?Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the cityAll around, people looking half-deadWalkin' on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different worldGo out and find a girlCome on, come on and dance all nightDespite the heat it'll be alright
And babe, don't you know it's a pityThe days can't be like the nightsIn the summer, in the cityIn the summer, in the city
Cool town, evenin' in the cityDress so fine and lookin' so prettyCool cat lookin' for a kittyGonna look in every corner of the city'Til I'm wheezin' like a bus stopRunnin' up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
But at night, it's a different worldGo out and find a girlCome on, come on and dance all nightDespite the heat, it'll be alright
And babe, don't you know it's a pityThe days can't be like the nightsIn the summer, in the cityIn the summer, in the city
Summer in the city
"Cruel Summer"
Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry
Strange voices are saying
What did they say
Things I can't understand
It's too close for comfort
This heat has got right out of hand
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you're gone
The city is crowded
My friends are away
And I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel,
It's a cruel cruel summer
Now you're gone
You're not the only one
And the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry
Strange voices are saying
What did they say
Things I can't understand
It's too close for comfort
This heat has got right out of hand
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you're gone
The city is crowded
My friends are away
And I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel,
It's a cruel cruel summer
Now you're gone
You're not the only one
Summer Breeze
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
See the curtains hanging in the window
In the evening on a Friday night
A little light shining through the window
Lets me know everything's alright
[Repeat chorus]
Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom
July is dressed up and playing her tune
When I come home from a hard days work
And you're waiting there, not a care in the world
See the smile waiting in the kitchen
Food cooking and the plates for two
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
In the evening when the day is through
"Summer Rain"
Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can hear him saying
Nothing will change
Come dancing with me baby
In the summer rain
I remember the rain on our skin
And his kisses hotter than the
Santa Ana winds
Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I remember laughing til we almost cried
(There at station that night)
I remember looking in his eyes
Oh my love, it's you and that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
I can hear the whistle
Military train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can here him singing
Ooh "Love Is Strange"
Come dance with me baby
In the summer rain
I remember the rain pouring down
And we poured our hearts out
As the train pulled out
I can see my baby
Waving from the train
It was last time that I saw him
In the summer rain
Every time I see the lightening
Every time I hear the thunder
Every time I close the window
When this happens in the summer
Oh the night is so inviting
I can feel that you are so close
I can feel you when the wind blows
Blows right through my heart
Every night and every day now
Though I know you've gone away
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can hear him saying
Nothing will change
Come dancing with me baby
In the summer rain
I remember the rain on our skin
And his kisses hotter than the
Santa Ana winds
Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I remember laughing til we almost cried
(There at station that night)
I remember looking in his eyes
Oh my love, it's you and that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
I can hear the whistle
Military train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can here him singing
Ooh "Love Is Strange"
Come dance with me baby
In the summer rain
I remember the rain pouring down
And we poured our hearts out
As the train pulled out
I can see my baby
Waving from the train
It was last time that I saw him
In the summer rain
Every time I see the lightening
Every time I hear the thunder
Every time I close the window
When this happens in the summer
Oh the night is so inviting
I can feel that you are so close
I can feel you when the wind blows
Blows right through my heart
Every night and every day now
Though I know you've gone away
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain
Summertime Song by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ‧ 1991
"Summertime"
[Chorus:]
Summer, summer, summertime
Time to sit back and unwind
[The Fresh Prince:]
Here it is the groove slightly transformed
Just a bit of a break from the norm
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be
A little bit out of control it's cool to dance
But what about the groove that soothes that moves romance
Give me a soft subtle mix
And if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
And think of the summers of the past
Adjust the base and let the alpine blast
Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme
And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime
[Chorus]
[The Fresh Prince:]
School is out and it's a sort of a buzz
A back then I didn't really know what it was
But now I see what have of this
The way that people respond to summer madness
The weather is hot and girls are dressing less
And checking out the fellas to tell 'em who's best
Riding around in your jeep or your benzos
Or in your Nissan stting on lorenzos
Back in Philly we be ou in the park
A place called the plateau is where everybody goes
Guys out hunting and girls doing likewise
Honking at the honey in front of you with the light eyes
She turn around to see what you beeping at
It's like the summers a natural afradesiac
And with a pen and pad I compose this rhyme
To hit you and get you equipped for the summer time
[Chorus]
[The Fresh Prince:]
It's late in the day and I ain't been on the court yet
Hustle to the mall to get me a short set
Yeah I got on sneaks but I need a new pair
Cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there
The temperature's about 88
Hop in the water plug just for old times sake
Break to ya crib change your clothes once more
Cause you're invited to a barbeque that's starting at 4
Sitting with your friends cause y'all remincise
About the days growing up and the first person you kiss
And as I think back makes me wonder how
The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia
All the kids playing out front
Little boys messin round with the girls playing double-dutch
While the DJ's spinning a tune as the old folks dance at your family reunion
Then six o'clock rolls around
You just finished wiping your car down
It's time to cruise so you head to the summertime hangout
It looks like a car show
Everybody come lookin real fine
Fresh from the barber shop or fly from the beauty salon
Every moment frontin and maxin
Chillin in the car they spent all day waxin
Leanin to the side but you can't spead through
Two miles an hour so everybody sees you
There's an air of love and of happiness
And this is the Fresh Prince's new defintion of summer madness
Summer, summer, summertime
Time to sit back and unwind
[The Fresh Prince:]
Here it is the groove slightly transformed
Just a bit of a break from the norm
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be
A little bit out of control it's cool to dance
But what about the groove that soothes that moves romance
Give me a soft subtle mix
And if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
And think of the summers of the past
Adjust the base and let the alpine blast
Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme
And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime
[Chorus]
[The Fresh Prince:]
School is out and it's a sort of a buzz
A back then I didn't really know what it was
But now I see what have of this
The way that people respond to summer madness
The weather is hot and girls are dressing less
And checking out the fellas to tell 'em who's best
Riding around in your jeep or your benzos
Or in your Nissan stting on lorenzos
Back in Philly we be ou in the park
A place called the plateau is where everybody goes
Guys out hunting and girls doing likewise
Honking at the honey in front of you with the light eyes
She turn around to see what you beeping at
It's like the summers a natural afradesiac
And with a pen and pad I compose this rhyme
To hit you and get you equipped for the summer time
[Chorus]
[The Fresh Prince:]
It's late in the day and I ain't been on the court yet
Hustle to the mall to get me a short set
Yeah I got on sneaks but I need a new pair
Cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there
The temperature's about 88
Hop in the water plug just for old times sake
Break to ya crib change your clothes once more
Cause you're invited to a barbeque that's starting at 4
Sitting with your friends cause y'all remincise
About the days growing up and the first person you kiss
And as I think back makes me wonder how
The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia
All the kids playing out front
Little boys messin round with the girls playing double-dutch
While the DJ's spinning a tune as the old folks dance at your family reunion
Then six o'clock rolls around
You just finished wiping your car down
It's time to cruise so you head to the summertime hangout
It looks like a car show
Everybody come lookin real fine
Fresh from the barber shop or fly from the beauty salon
Every moment frontin and maxin
Chillin in the car they spent all day waxin
Leanin to the side but you can't spead through
Two miles an hour so everybody sees you
There's an air of love and of happiness
And this is the Fresh Prince's new defintion of summer madness
Summertime Song by Bon Jovi ‧ 2007
Feels something like summertime
Top down and nothin' but timeRadio's on and your by my sideFeels something like summertime
These days life goes like thisWake up, check that off of some listGotta be a little something more than thisThe bottom of my coffee cup
I keep a postcard in the back of my mindWhite sand, sunshineAnd you sining like a brand new diamondIt's keeping me for giving upThinking like I had enough
You make me feel something like summertimeTop down ain't nothing but timeRadio's on and you're by my sideFeels something like summertime
Like a first slow dance and a first long kissThere ain't nothing baby better then thisIt's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wineIt feels something like summertimeSummertime
I was a warm breeze with a cool tanLife mapped out on the back of my handWhen I was laughing I was making plans
But I didn't laugh when I found youTheres a heaven baby your the proof
You make me feel something like summertimeTop down ain't nothing but timeRadio's on and you're by my sideFeels something like summertime
Like a first slow dance and a first long kissThere ain't nothing baby better then thisIt's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wineIt feels something like summertime(Sum-summer-summertime)
Feel something like summertimeTop down ain't nothing but timeRadio's on for me and my valentine
It's like that first slow dance and that first long kissThere ain't nothing baby better then thisIt's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine (Yeah)
Feels something like summertimeTop down ain't nothing but timeRadio's on and you're by my side,Feels something like summertimeJust like summer time(Sum-sum-summertime)Something like summertime
Summertime Song by New Kids On The Block ‧ 2008
Jones Beach, 1988
Come on
Do you remember or should I rewind?To that summer when you caught my eye?I played it cool, the weather was hotYou had the beauty & the beach on lockWith your flip flops, half shirt, short shorts, mini skirtWalkin' on the beach, so prettyYou wasn't lookin' for a manWhen you saw me in the sandBut you fell for the boy from the city
I was like "Hey, girl, can I get your number?"I remember what you told me too"Don't call after 10:00"But you know that I did'Cause I couldn't stop thinkin' 'about you
I think about you in the summertimeAnd all the good times we had, babyBeen a few years and I can't denyThe thought of you still makes me crazyI think about you in the summertimeI'm sittin' here in the sun with you on my mindMy summertime
Do you remember? I'll never forgetTouchin' your body all soakin' wetThe water was cool, the feelin' was hotKissin' on you while the ocean rockedIn your strapless sundressKickin' back, no stressAs long as we was together'Cause we were feelin' young loveAnd we couldn't get enoughBaby, I could reminisce forever
And now I'm likeHey, girl, don't you know I miss it?And I wonder if you miss it too?Never thought it would end 'til it didNow, I'm here and I can't stop thinkin' 'about you
I think about you in the summertimeAnd all the good times we had, babyBeen a few years and I can't denyThe thought of you still makes me crazyI think about you in the summertimeI'm sittin' here in the sun with you on my mindMy summertime
Summer ended, winter startedIt got colder when we parted ways(I like this part)As the seasons change(Now bring it, bring it back)Winter melted, spring, I felt itSummertime will never be the sameWithout you, my summertimeMy summertime
I think about you in the summertimeAnd all the good times we had, babyBeen a few years and I can't denyThe thought of you still makes me crazyI think about you in the summertimeI'm sittin' here in the sun with you on my mindMy summertime
Summer
- “Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” —Henry James
- “Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon.” —C. Day Lewis
- “I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.” —Jack McBrayer
- “It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.” —Anna Godbersen
- “The summer night is like a perfection of thought.” —Wallace Stevens
- “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” —Charles Bowden
Friday, 22 May 2026
Thursday, 21 May 2026
God separated a spirit from Himself and fashioned it into Beauty.
He showered upon her all the blessings of gracefulness and kindness.
He gave her the cup of happiness and said,
“Drink not from this cup unless you forget the past and the future,
for happiness is naught but the moment.”
And He also gave her a cup of sorrow and said,
“Drink from this cup and you will understand the meaning of the fleeting instants of the joy of life,
for sorrow ever abounds"
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
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