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Once Upon A Summer Night

Once upon a summer night
when the moon hung high
as crickets played their nightly song
and diamonds filled the sky
I saw a tiny angel
dancing on the breeze
she did a pretty pirouette
with such grace and ease.

I thought I must be dreaming
upon this summer night
for to see dancing angels
is not a common sight
and yet I was undaunted
by what I chanced to see
her loveliness was soothing
she had enchanted me.

I followed her along a path
I had not seen by day
while crickets played their lilting tunes
and diamonds lit the way
to a little piece of Heaven
I was soon blessed to know
where tiny dancing angels
must surely love to go.

Bands of tiny angels
were gathered on this night
dancing angel dances
joyous in their flight.
My heart sung out to see them
for such beauty to behold
exists in only fairy tales
or so I have been told.

So now upon those summer nights
when the moon's hung high
as crickets play their nightly song
and diamonds fill the sky
I look for little angels
dancing in the air
I keep my eyes wide open
for what I might find there.

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  1. Date: 5/3/2009 2:06:00 PM

    Robin, I've missed you around, I hope things are okay...Raul

  1. Date: 4/10/2009 5:45:00 AM

    Congratulations on your poetry making it into the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals Robin. Love, Carol

  1. Date: 4/1/2009 8:07:00 PM

    Oh! Robin, I too have seen these angels on a summer night in fields of dewy grass. My husband calls them fire flies; but what does he know? I love this whmiscal, mistical, masterpiece! Best wishes to you in the final round. \LainieLainie

  1. Date: 3/31/2009 12:44:00 PM

    Robin, congratulations on having your poem chosen as a semi-finalist. Good job! Good luck in the finals. Keep on writing! Karen

  1. Date: 3/31/2009 11:32:00 AM

    I love this one! So glad it made the cut! Congratulations on making it through the first round! Good Luck!~Trudy~

  1. Date: 3/31/2009 10:48:00 AM

    Congratulation on making it through the first round of the contest...Raul

  1. Date: 3/31/2009 6:19:00 AM

    Congrats Robin on making it through to the first round! Good luck in the finals. Love, Shar

  1. Date: 3/31/2009 2:03:00 AM

    Congrats on your success in the PS contest.Best wishes for the next round Robin.Rgds Brian

  1. Date: 3/30/2009 2:58:00 PM

    You go girl great work!! Light & Love

  1. Date: 3/19/2009 10:03:00 AM

    Congratulations Robin on your quatrain "Once Upon A Summer Night" being featured this week on Ploetry Soup. God Bless. Vince

  1. Date: 3/17/2009 11:53:00 AM

    Enchanting images and wonderful story! Congratulations on being featured! ~Trudy~

  1. Date: 3/16/2009 10:25:00 PM

    the rimes and meters flow here so weell, this well written and selected as favorite of mine

  1. Date: 3/16/2009 5:31:00 PM

    Congratulations Robin on your amazing poetry being featured this week! Love, Shar

  1. Date: 3/16/2009 4:51:00 PM

    Absolutely enchanting! Congratulations on being featured this week. Smiles from Lolita

  1. Date: 3/16/2009 9:09:00 AM

    congrats on this piece being featured they chose wisely

  1. Date: 3/16/2009 12:44:00 AM

    Congrats on your feature this week Robin.Rgds Brian

  1. Date: 3/15/2009 5:33:00 PM

    So glad to see this one being featured this week, Robin! Congratulations on this lovely poem! ~ Carrie

  1. Date: 3/15/2009 4:54:00 PM

    Hi Robin. this is a lovely poem. Congratulations on being featured. Good choice. Love, Joyce

  1. Date: 3/15/2009 1:15:00 PM

    Great imagery here, Robin. I can see this illustrated for children!! ... wouldn't have to add a thing except drawings to this wonderful write. Very well-deserved feature to be selected this week here at the Soup. Congratulations!

  1. Date: 3/15/2009 11:15:00 AM

    Congrats Robin on being featured this week

  1. Date: 12/11/2008 1:50:00 AM

    This is another jewel, I loved it, it kept me until the end. I have really been slacking, I'm glad I'm catching up tongiht with these great reads...Raul

  1. Date: 12/2/2008 12:49:00 AM

    So much to love about this poem. Great flow. Fairy tale quality, at the same time your description of a summer's night is exceptionally vivid. Beautiful metaphors. I love poems about angels. Great write. Love, Nigel

  1. Date: 11/28/2008 6:01:00 PM

    Beautiful and graceful and enchanting-Fritz

  1. Date: 11/28/2008 5:41:00 PM

    For some reason I was reminded of the movie Pan's Labrynthe. Enchanting write. Much lighter than the movie and a delight to read. Love, Shar

  1. Date: 11/28/2008 2:33:00 PM

    This is simply beautiful Robin! I was enthralled from beginning to end... Such lovely imagery, cadence and rhyming. So well constructed and expressed... Love, Keith

  1. Date: 11/28/2008 1:15:00 PM

    Beautiful!:)~"Hello Precious Robin Dear!"~What a very lovely, imaginative and perfect write here~It as if I am beholding something wonderous upon the horizon I believe~Your creative and founded writing that is dear!~Actually, as I have stated before unto your preciousness, you have a spledid gift that I see~And this write here, somewhat etches this in stone I believe! So, "Have A Beautiful Day Dear Lady, Love Always, John!:)

  1. Date: 11/28/2008 10:37:00 AM

    This is like a lovely fairy tale, one you could read to a child before bedtime. So pretty is the picture in my mind. ~ :) Carrie

  1. Date: 11/28/2008 10:23:00 AM

    Robin what a perfectly precious poem - The imaginary was splendid and the storyline divine - You know I just started a book written by one of our members named Margaret Okubo - "On The Wings of Time" - that has started out with a rather interesting little Angel - If you ever have the opportunity I would strongly suggest the read for I believe you would enjoy - God bless, MJ