The longest day of the year, known as the summer solstice, falls annually on June 21 and marks the start of summer.

Poems for the Summer Solstice

To Summer” by William Blake
O Thou who passest thro’ our vallies in….

Solstice” by Ellen Dudley
On the first full day of summer the sun is up…

In Summer Time” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
When summer time has come, and all…

Summer Stars” by Carl Sandburg
Bend low again, night of summer stars…

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)” by William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?...

Summer Solstice” by Rose Styron
Suddenly, / there’s nothing to do…

Solstice” by Tess Taylor
How again today our patron star…

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