Painted Echoes

A wash of gold adorns the westward sky
as waning light departs a summer’s eve;
in readiness to roost, crows cease to fly
and seek their resting place among the leaves.

Past toasted rooftops, twilight bids the sun
must softly slip away to realms afar,
with liquid grace, sun-kisses fall undone            
and drench the dusk in honey-toned memoir.

Time lengthened shadows whisper to the moon,
enticing her to wear her slender smile.
With reticence, she answers to their tune,
enriching night’s black canvass for a while…

still wearing notes of summer-sweet bouquet,
recalled from painted echoes of the day.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 3/9/2011 3:29:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry X2 making it through round one of PoetrySoup's contest. The best to you in the finals Sharon. Love Carol
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Date: 2/18/2011 12:35:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Sharon. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/18/2011 1:18:00 AM
Excellent Sonnet! Now, that is poetry.
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Date: 2/14/2011 12:16:00 PM
Wonderful imagery Sharon, many congrats on your well deserved feature. Rgds Janette
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Date: 2/13/2011 9:02:00 PM
Congrats Sharon on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a great one to share with us all today with luv...
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Date: 6/13/2010 9:22:00 AM
Replete with colour and as vivd as any canvas did portray. Superb!
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Date: 6/1/2010 7:35:00 PM
Hi Sharon :) Your dreamy title was the prefect preview for this amazing sonnet! Your first line alone drew me in and I was brought to this image-laden view--definitely goes to my faves! :) Super happy to read this new sonnet of yours, & haha hopefully Bono has stopped singing in your head by now (although he is still singing in mine!) & do write that terza rima soon, I'm sure it will be magnificent!
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Date: 5/31/2010 5:27:00 AM
Vey well written...LIke to try sonnet..and thank you for pointing out my mistakes..I type to fast sometimes and don't always check..Always Michael
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Date: 5/30/2010 12:38:00 PM
Simply stunning Sharon, would I like to see the images your words paint. Oh yes, big style >> James
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Date: 5/29/2010 7:31:00 PM
I like the flow of this sonnet. The rhyming sequence is perfect. Welcome to Poetry Soup and keep writing. Great job! Joseph
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Date: 5/28/2010 11:20:00 PM
wow, someone else here can write a sonnet I see!! Another great sonnet lady at Soup is Margaret Foster. I am so happy to see a fellow sonneteer here. I adore writing in this form and I see you have perfect meter and you have added in great imagery to make it a truly wonderful read.(this one I will rate!!) LUv, andrea
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Date: 5/28/2010 8:41:00 PM
A nice Shakespearean sonnet with a very expressive title.
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Date: 5/28/2010 12:33:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your poetry and I thank you for sharing it with us Sharon. Have a wonderful weekend filled with good health love and loads of inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/28/2010 9:44:00 AM
beautiful, nice on the image, very mind leading,enjoyed,..p.d.
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Date: 5/28/2010 9:24:00 AM
Beautiful images of a summer sunset, Sharon. Especially enjoyed the reference to the "toasted rooftops." They can get quite hot. You create a very peaceful mood in your sonnet. Love, Carolyn
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