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Thrill of Late Summer

Written: August 09, 2025, for contest SEASONS NOW AND AFTER Sponsored by: Nette Onclaud

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Aurora sheds her velvet, gleaming flame,
Dusk with iridescent shades fills the air.
Molten winds trick hearts in taking a game,
Grooved meadows grant obedient despair. 

The alabaster clouds sparkle with grace,
Empyrean dreams appease the reek ache.
Fertile roots stir zymotic in their place,
Anodyne stars at triptych kindly break. 

The swarm is a hive of busy tough bees,
Pavonine clouds, incarnadine with thrill.
Multivocal leaves—ethereal, breeze—,
Rapture in desiccation, soft and still.

autumnsummerother

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Suzanne Delaney

Date: 8/22/2025 6:41:00 AM

Dear Sotto: A lovely weaving of words into the spirit of nature's unapologetic change. I learned some wonderful new descriptive words and had a moment to dream of my favorite season. SuZ

Howard Kerr

Date: 8/15/2025 9:59:00 AM

Congratulations Sotto on your win. This unsurpassable work exudes that intense bond between necessary meticulous selection of imagery and a narrative whose only destiny is inspired word choice embracing that opulent source known as the environment. Howard

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/15/2025 9:45:00 AM

Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Thrill of Late Summer" write again. Great Ending... Have a blessed day with your win................

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/15/2025 5:03:00 AM

- Congratulations on your win in the contest, Las :) - Enjoy reading it for the second time :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs

Bill Baker

Date: 8/13/2025 6:51:00 PM

Lovely imagery and enjoyable rhythm is this fine entry for the contest, Sotto. Good Lucky, my friend. Bill

Maria Williams

Date: 8/12/2025 9:42:00 PM

Dear Sotto,your poem reads like a tapestry woven from light, wind, and dream — each line a brushstroke of shifting skies and hidden emotions. The imagery is sumptuous yet mysterious, as if nature herself were speaking in a language only the heart understands. Brilliant my friend Hugs

Yann Rolland

Date: 8/11/2025 2:37:00 AM

so sweet atmosphere, and beautiful music, thanks for the immersion in summer time, enjoyed every stanza

Rowena Velasco

Date: 8/10/2025 9:20:00 PM

This is packed with such colorful, vivid imagery. I really like “pavonine clouds” and “anodyne stars”—those lines stick in the mind and make the scene feel almost dreamlike.

Paige Hind

Date: 8/10/2025 4:49:00 PM

Gorgeous writing, so many out of season images, if that makes sense - you're a gifted poet, you're all your're own :)

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/10/2025 3:59:00 PM

late summer is thrilling...full of the energy that you've given to your poem...one filled with dreamy images (alabaster clouds sparkle with grace). Each summer about this time, I wish that late summer would never end...not a cold weather fan, despite sometimes complaining about the heat. Anyway, I did sincerely find your poem softly energetic, almost comforting. Enjoy your week ahead, Texas hugs, Sara

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 8/10/2025 2:12:00 AM

You capture the end of summer brilliantly. Great descriptions and imagery.

Valsa George

Date: 8/9/2025 8:35:00 PM

This is so adorable. In whatever you write, I can spot at least a handful of new words, I am not familiar. A great entry. All the Best.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/9/2025 5:18:00 PM

enjoyed the flow and rhyme of your poem--one that captured the feelings and beauty of late summer. I always enjoy your imagery: 'alabaster clouds, pavonine clouds, and multivocal leaves...such astounding uniqueness in this poem. Truly loved it...Texas hugs, Sara

CayCay Jennings

Date: 8/9/2025 4:04:00 PM

I have no issues about admitting that I don't know what a handful of the words in your poem mean. I have written them down to look up another day, this day I'm already saturated with new information. Despite a bit of ignorance, I glean the meaning and love it, the lines are all beautifully expressive leading to a peak image. Enjoyed. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/9/2025 11:23:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Thrill of Late Summer" write. I am tired of the 120'ssss and want cooler weather. "Good Luck" I also did this one. Have a fun day/weekend writing away..........

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/9/2025 9:52:00 AM

- How beautifully you have performed this poem, Las :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs