on such divine evenings -

aye … on such divine evenings, thus, are perfect odes not freely spun? the Perseids, dancing their jocund jigs - capricious, evanescent stripes of golden ire under a tapestry of wonders … watching rapt, ever-attentive, streaking, burning ephemeral, as if the gods themselves trace their fingertips gently on a phosphorescent brine … but this, yet, a sea of suns, amaranthine … I wonder, could it be … they are fleeting? the hopes of idle angels, perhaps, dying bright in the veil of Zion - plunging to the earth as if mortal … perchance, they're pearls of Sol - strands of liquid morning, to adorn, pure, the breast of Heaven … could be … they're forsaken souls - lost spirits, given one last chance to burn their id on the firmament … or even yet … the wondrous wishes of children, sparking to life in the midst of their deepest dreaming, and then … gone … oh, surely, it must be that, their bright, momentary glory can be meant for ONLY such tender fancies, the imaginings of youth, the one fit and worthy vessel for such runes … and I, but their ever-willing caretaker … picking each one from the fiery vault like precious gems from a parcel, and plopping them, sweet,? into the deep, soft pocket of my joys … thus, on such divine evenings ... aye! ~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Shooting Stars" Poetry Contest, Nayda Ivette Negron, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Your Choice (5), Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "2019 Poetry Marathon Mile One" Poetry Contest, Mark Toney, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Cosmos" Poetry Contest, Thvia Shetley, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 4th Place ~ in the "Spring" Poetry Contest, Craig Cornish, Judge & Sponsor. ~ Poem of the Day ~ on Poetry Soup.com, awarded August 7, 2017.