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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.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 5/3/2009 2:06:00 PM
Robin, I've missed you around, I hope things are okay...Raul
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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
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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
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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
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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~
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Date: 3/31/2009 10:48:00 AM
Congratulation on making it through the first round of the contest...Raul
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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
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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
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Date: 3/30/2009 2:58:00 PM
You go girl great work!! Light & Love
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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
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Date: 3/17/2009 11:53:00 AM
Enchanting images and wonderful story! Congratulations on being featured! ~Trudy~
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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
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Date: 3/16/2009 5:31:00 PM
Congratulations Robin on your amazing poetry being featured this week! Love, Shar
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Date: 3/16/2009 4:51:00 PM
Absolutely enchanting! Congratulations on being featured this week. Smiles from Lolita
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Date: 3/16/2009 9:09:00 AM
congrats on this piece being featured they chose wisely
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Date: 3/16/2009 12:44:00 AM
Congrats on your feature this week Robin.Rgds Brian
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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
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Date: 3/15/2009 4:54:00 PM
Hi Robin. this is a lovely poem. Congratulations on being featured. Good choice. Love, Joyce
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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!
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Date: 3/15/2009 11:15:00 AM
Congrats Robin on being featured this week
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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
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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
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Date: 11/28/2008 6:01:00 PM
Beautiful and graceful and enchanting-Fritz
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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
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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
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