Best Hasten Poems

Hasten Summer, Hasten!, 
come swiftly back to me,
come hollyhock and rose bush
come lovely picnic tea,
come gentle breeze,
come apple trees
come busy bumble bee,
Oh hasten summer hasten!
come swiftly back to me.

Hasten Summer, Hasten!
come swiftly back to me,
come lemonade, and rose hip wine,
come lime and strawberry,
come carriage rides,
come...

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If twilight birds are on the wing
we too, must leave this restful place
before the shadows fall to earth.

We can no longer hear them sing
and moonlight pushes through the lace,
preparing for a sudden birth.

Imagine what the night could bring
as silent stars caress your face
and drain you...

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Hasten today
of what could
be tomorrow.

wrote 9-17-08...

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O Marvel, Earth’s treasurers, Air and Trees
Hasten poet, bring your imagination, brandish your pen,
initiate your truths, bring your ideals – use oak, elm, and maple.

Poets die natural deaths, flesh deaths, but their words retain life.
Poets leave this earth plane, becoming dust to dust, under acorns.
What...

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