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A Lily Light Afternoon, Maverick Free Verse

A shaft of sunshine streams magnolia clouds glides a vacant village streaks a patchwork meadow and warms textured straw bales wrapped in harvest light. Milk laden cows graze on clover fields as sheep stud high heather hills. Sprinting brambles prickle surrounding hedgerows swollen with purple fleshy fruits. Song birds bolt from oak to sycamore hurling melodies blossoming the breeze on a lily light afternoon.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/17/2011 10:58:00 PM

oh, and congrats on this win even though I don't know yet what placement you got. Loved that line: sheep stud high heather hills.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/17/2011 10:57:00 PM

Gosh, I just happened on this. I thought i had already seen the winner circle of mavericks' free verse contest but I guess I have not done it yet, otherwise I definitely would have remembered THIS one. I hope to see more and more of you. You have a style I really like!!

Eiken Laan

Date: 3/17/2011 10:09:00 AM

Thank you all for the wonderful messages, I appreciate them. I have been away visiting my daughter in her new home in Madrid and in Germany in my other home. I am back in Ireland now for a few weeks and then off again but thank you all for your kind wishes.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/17/2011 7:42:00 AM

Eiken, I haven't seen you around much lately but am delight to see your poem in the winners' circle. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/17/2011 7:30:00 AM

Congratulations Eiken on your win in the "Maverick Free Verse" contest sponsored by John Moses Freeman. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 3/16/2011 8:43:00 PM

Congrats Eiken on your fantastic win in the Maverick Free Verse contest luv.. an exciting entry .. enjoy with luv..

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 3/16/2011 6:24:00 PM

Congratulations on the tenth place win in the contest of John, Eiken

John Freeman

Date: 3/16/2011 6:18:00 PM

So great to see you in the winning circle Eiken. Congratulations on your worthy poem's tenth place success. Agape, Moses

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 2/17/2011 12:11:00 AM

I really like that, "lily light afternoon"-- I think it captures your write so well-- enjoyed reading this Eiken and of visualizing it in my mind :)

Gert W. Knop

Date: 2/14/2011 5:52:00 AM

Hello Eiken, I love your "Ginger Day Afternoon" So well written with great imagery! Alles Gute und "Happy Valentine's"....Gert

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/12/2011 12:14:00 PM

Oh, I felt like I was right there enjoying all these wonderful sights and sounds with you, Eiken. Thanks so much for sharing this uplifting poem! Love, Carolyn

Kash Poet

Date: 2/8/2011 7:21:00 AM

Beautiful imagery!Nice picture of afternoon you have drawn here---kashinath