Temporary Delights

The eternal feeling of warm lazy Sundays in June 
The gift of a chair in the shade of the draping Willow
on a hot August afternoon.  To enjoy the gardens’
giving glory is like heaven sent to earth.  The succulent
juiciness speaks of temperate days all gold.  There are 
reasons why it is said that your peachy complexion 
blushes with sweetness.  That a roses’ dewy promise 
holds love in its’ hand. Buds overflowing with beauty 
found in abundance over the untrimmed arbor.  
We lease your essence by the hour after your birth.  
For you are gone too quickly from our hungry grasp. 
No lasting possession do we have of your glorious bounty.  
Only the taste of the peach and the smell of the rose
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Marcum Wong Avatar
August 30, 2019 at 12:54 AM
This is such a divine poem Jeanne. Congratulations on your deserving podium win! : ) xxoo
Proxenos Avatar
August 30, 2019 at 12:07 AM
'Buds overflowing with beauty' - your whole poem overflows with beauty my friend - Congratulations - an awesome write. Hugs, Jennifer.
Faulkner Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 3:09 PM
Funny, I had imaged this was one of the male poets, but I think it's wonderful, congratulations, thanks for entering my contest!
Krutsinger Avatar
August 4, 2019 at 6:29 PM
"There are reasons why it is said that your peachy complexion blushes with sweetness" - this wraps up so nicely with the ending!
Mcgee Avatar
August 4, 2019 at 7:59 PM
I've always wished that all the peaches wouldn't ripen at once and that roses didn't die so quickly once picked for your vase.
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