Composed for Prompt Night hosted by Sanaa @ A Dash of Sunny. The theme this week is summer. I wrote about the contrasts of summer’s day.
Summer as . . .
summer as delicate dew drop on rose petal
summer as fiery blast furnace maw
summer as golden sun-swept buttercups
summer as dark roiling storm clouds
summer as sweet aroma of pine wood stands
summer as rotten smell of bloated dead fish
summer as melting ice-creamed child’s laughter
summer as quiet tears of emptiness
summer as joyful be-flowered wedding
summer as sad grieving at the graveside
summer as moment between spring and fall
summer as forever stretched out desert oasis
summer as garden dirt under fingernails
summer as sweat-soaked clinging clothes
summer as lush lawns of verdant green
summer as scorched earth sucked dry
summer as still mirror of blue sky
summer as wind-whipped lake waves
summer as me warm, creating, caring
summer as me angry, bleak, cruel
summer as . . .
What’s real exciting – Sanaa starts as one of the Mindlovemisery Menagerie gang as host of Friday Night Music Prompts. So look for her musical selection next Friday.
A lovely descriptive poem, presenting the luxuriant and the gloomy. Well written!
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“Thank you for your encouraging comment,” she replied.
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The contrasts are vivid and so real. Always two sides to a coin.
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This just became my favourite list poem! So richly detailed, so variously true.
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Blushingly she replied, “Thank you so much Rosemary!”
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Wonderful, so many true aspects of summer and finally our poet feeling it all,,,
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“The weather ‘sparked’ the contrast. We have hot, sunny afternoons, thunderheads build their sky anvils, and boom, crash, howl, severe storm warnings, then woosh, starblanket night,” she replied, finally stopping to catch a breath.
“Thank you so much for the kind comment,” she concluded.
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So many aspects to Summer – lovely!
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“I’m glad you enjoyed it. It could have been longer as I was getting into the comparisons,” she replied.
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I love the idea of summer as everything. Because summer is… as beautiful, as scorching, as soothing… as life and loving.
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“Thank you, Magaly. Your analogies are good — I especially like ‘as scorching, as soothing’,” she repliedl
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Sometimes there is a huge expectation to be happy when the sun shines – and yet unless we feel bright inside it really is a moot point – summer in some ways can indeed be harder because the expectation raises even higher – well written..and very relatable…
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“Very true,” she agreed, nodding her head. “Special things are supposed to happen in the Summer and every day is supposed to be fun,” she added, “with emphasis on supposed to be.”
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I thought there was a change from the beautiful vivid images of summer to the end where it went all bleak and dark…you are right of course there are multiple ways of looking at the summer, most days are fine its the extreme days we tend to cringe from and I guess they can impact on our behaviours.
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“Weather. As I mentioned in another comment, we have sun and heat, then black skies and high wind thunderstorms then clear again. It’s how I imagine and experience summer. The dark part, perhaps, is a fragment for another poem someday.”
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I think we all could add another line to enter our own thoughts on summer! However it is a season when everything is so much more visible especially for poets who are great observers. I really enjoyable read.
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“Thank you for the comment,” she replied
“And yes poets are deep observers. See and experience and feel the invisible and visible worlds,” she said.
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Whistles!! ❤❤ My goodness Phylor, this is absolutely stunning :D never thought Summer could be depicted in so many ways and so beautifully too. Especially love the images of “summer as golden sun-swept buttercups, summer as dark roiling storm clouds.” Beautifully executed. Thank you so much for participating at Prompt Nights and for your constant love and support ❤❤
Lots of love,
Sanaa
PS: I am excited to be part of MLMM too :D
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“Glad you enjoyed my summer contrasts. Inspired by the weather today,” she smiled
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