April seems aeons away;
Blooms of daffodils a-blaze.
Chilly winds make one long for
Drowsy dog-days...
Effervescent evenings,
Fizzy with flitting fireflies...
Gazing all the way up to
Heaven’s amazing,
Incandescent backdrop of
Jewel-filled skies.
Keeping lovers occupied,
Lustfully spooning;
Moon-watching –
Nonstop, till dawn breaks
Over dew-damp
Pink-tinged rooftops;
Quickening each heart’s
Relentless beating.
Sweet Mary in bud...
Singing
To all with ears to listen
Unheeding; until...
Vainglories fade,
When calendars proclaim
Xanadu is gone, and golden
Yellow days of summer
Zoom away.
Comments
Highhat | January 22, 2011 - 19:48
Wow really well done Tina. Love it.
;)Pia
Cavalcaderl | January 22, 2011 - 20:06
new Silver-Spun-Sand
Breath taking lovely.
A-Z for (IP) each line runs so poetically
well.
By the way Ray just got
AbcTales Mag: number 19.
So I was rolling and reading
saw fab: title "Fireworks In The Snow".
At fist thought must tell you,know can have
that only you,then it is your's so pleased their
read again,such a beautiful but sad story.
Got catch up reading them.
Hope your ok.
Have a good week end.
julie xx
Silver Spun Sand | January 22, 2011 - 21:36
Thanks for that, Pia;-) This was really difficult...much harder than it sounds. I was sick of reciting the alphabet to myself, I must admit. But at least you enjoyed it, so it made it all worthwhile.
Tina
Silver Spun Sand | January 23, 2011 - 09:12
Glad you enjoyed this, Julie. I found it quite a challenge, but was determined to try and make the it sound as 'poetic' as I could;-) And I'm really pleased you got in the flow of it. Starting a new sentence with the next letter of the alphabet is not half as challenging as carrying one through for most of the poem itself.
Yes, Issue 19 is really something, isn't it? Quite an achievement, especially as far as the editor's etc. are concerned. They did a grand job;-)
Tina xx
PS Have a good weekend yourself, of course.
kheldar | January 23, 2011 - 14:15
Excellent stuff :--)
Silver Spun Sand | January 23, 2011 - 14:27
David...thanks. That means much to me, coming from you;-)
Tina
well-wisher | January 31, 2011 - 01:01
It's a very vibrant poem; action packed, full of speed, energy, color and transient beauty; full of life moving quickly which represents well the theme of brevity and the ephemeral nature of things. The alphabetical structure of the poem also lends itself well to the idea of brevity (I think) like a sort of alphabetical countdown and so I think it's a good use of the IP.
Silver Spun Sand | January 31, 2011 - 09:28
Well-wisher, your encouraging words were just what I needed...this Monday morning. Many thanks to you, and I am so pleased you gleaned what I had hoped from this one.
Hope you have a good week;-)
Tina