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Karen Jones' Stevie Wonder Contest...14 Apr 25 Inspiration from Stevie'Wonder's song and lyrics... I just called to say I love you / I just called to say how much I care, I do / I just called to say I love you / And I mean it from the bottom of my heart/

I Just Called To Say I Love You

Nightbird croons at me again, again
beneath a sheet of clouds,
like cozy pillow to my moon
to tuck my ruffled mind away...

Through drizzle's fading glint and flow
I muse about my man's  upstate ride
  quite distant , quite stretched the miies
  as evening  floats in decibels  of gust,
rivering in tuneful pitter-patter of ticks.
~°~
 Winds brush gently... outside my sill,
 that between teapot and lamp’s flicker
  slow gush of trickling dew rolls away---

The phone rings in a  hush-a-bye,
chiming low, his voice drones to sigh
like tangy breeze on moistened flight
telling me ...my face outshines
    all nightstar beaming,

that he called to simply say 
he loved  me more fearless in the rain.

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Duke Beaufort

April 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Nette, you did a phenomenal and literal job with this poem for the contest. It's very sweet before the call too. Just enough description of things to seem totally real. Smiles!!

Hiba Junaid

April 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM

This is so damn beautiful, ugh I'm crying again. You are so talented!!

Paige Hind

April 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM

Wow, Nette!! Congrats, I see this won a contest! "telling me ...my face outshines all nightstar beaming,"

Karen Jones

April 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Nette congratulations on your win in my contest with your beautiful poem inspired by one of the best Stevie songs, I Just Called To Say I Love You. It is a blessing to be loved and your wonderful write is touching and inspiring. Thanks for sharing and supporting my contest!