Best Simmers Poems

Prophetic powers draw dark
eyes toward opportunity
hidden in ball of fire
predicting future.

Sibyl speaks.  Boldly foretells
her lift over the threshold
and willfully conjures a
hunk of burning love.

Graceful, posing hands present
a strikingly handsome face
uplifted—scrutinizing
the love of his life.



Caryl Ramsdale
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The city simmers under
Rivers of slow flames
Glass walls blaze in torches raised
Nightfall's amber claims
Blue mirage on far
Drops of silver mercury
Summer's melting star.

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Summer simmers south as the spring in our steps hopes of an 'India Summer'  

        are drowned by the what we euphemistically call 'Inclement Weather', this  

        miserable time...

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