Monday 9 August 2010

Summer writing



I felt in the mood to jot down some poetry today. Just jottings, you understand - ideas . . .

A poking finger of Loosestrife
Gesticulates,
Bending away from the wind,
Whorls of purple petals -
Open-faced, eager for
The bee's caress -
Beaded with misty rain.

Tired with junketing,
Summer has laid down its weary head . . .

4 comments:

  1. Oh yes, agree about summer laying down its weary head - autumn is fast coming up here in the North and the swallows are gathering on the wire.

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  2. We are feeling Autumns touch too, especially today with rain set in for the day.

    The kittens are growing and look very at home :)

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  3. Our swallows are still busy raising their second broods. I hope they will have time to fledge before the pull of the South becomes too strong for their parents. It is feeling more autumnal every day......

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  4. Lovely lines and a perfect description of this time of year. Everyone I know feels that autumn is arriving early yet last night on teletext I saw a piece about the Woodland Trust saying that autumn would be late this year because of the cold winter!

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