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Summer Night Symphonies

Locusts and crickets rub their legs like mad Their summer night symphonies uniformly bad Yet when chill breezes still these musicians' strings I long for the return of their discordant wings

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/17/2019 5:21:00 PM

I think they are wonderfully melodic; I love all of the night sounds!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/17/2019 5:32:00 PM

--even the sound of the wolf at the door?! LOL. Thanks, Caren! :) gw

Chris Green

Date: 12/16/2019 1:06:00 PM

This was fun my friend. Those concerts of spring and summer are certainly worth waiting for.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/16/2019 2:21:00 PM

Tickets go on sale when the last snows melt. Discounts available for certain poets for whom I can 'pull some strings!' :) gw

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/15/2019 10:37:00 PM

Nice little rhyme! Enjoyed!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/16/2019 2:19:00 PM

Thank you so much, Kim! :) gw

Laura Leiser

Date: 12/15/2019 10:09:00 PM

I always love those cricket sounds and miss them since we no longer live near a creek area. Great poem, Gershon! :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/16/2019 2:18:00 PM

No crickets in the trees near you? Seems odd... Thanks, Laura, and Season's best, Gershon

Sandra Adams

Date: 12/15/2019 8:09:00 PM

...i long to hear their sounds again... come on spring, shove winter out the door, no one cares for the black and white somber days... hugs

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 9:11:00 PM

I think you might well be happy to see Climate Change go berserk, as long as that meant skippng winter in PA! Smiles, Gershon

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/15/2019 6:54:00 PM

Hi Gershon, I am with you my friend. I enjoyed the read. Have a great evening:-) Alexis

Alexis Y.
Date: 12/15/2019 8:25:00 PM

Lol! If you really want to know, I'm down stairs. Cheers! ( I'll use your famous sentiments tonight).

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 7:19:00 PM

You're with me?! That's great. Are you upstairs or downstairs? LOL. Thanks for your support, Alexis. Happy Happiness, Gershon

Quoth Theraven

Date: 12/15/2019 6:28:00 PM

Gershon, I like this symphonic poem's feelings felt in chorus. Though locust' eyes, such an other-worldly look. I miss their song too. -Richard

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 7:18:00 PM

Yes. The colder it gets, the more their song is missed… And so it goes every year. Thanks, Richard. Happy happy! ~ gw

Ilene Bauer

Date: 12/15/2019 5:56:00 PM

i agree completely, gershon! well put!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 7:15:00 PM

Thank you so much for encouraging me, ilene! Warm wishes, Gershon

Na Na

Date: 12/15/2019 5:40:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this. You tired of winter already?

Na Na
Date: 12/16/2019 1:20:00 AM

its a balmy -12 here in Nebraska now. 17 inches of snow on the ground

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 7:17:00 PM

Me? Tired of winter? In balmy Chicago? LOL. I may be tired, but not b/c of Old Man Winter… His best/worst is still ahead... Looking forward! :) gw

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 12/15/2019 5:30:00 PM

I feel the same way, Gershon. Your lovely poem evokes summertime sensations. :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/15/2019 7:14:00 PM

Thank you so much for your lovely comment -- 'evokes summertime sensations.' Appreciate your support greatly, Evelyn. Warm wishes, Gershon '