Summer Dizain Poems

Before my mirror, on this summer day,

I see my aging landscape spreading far

in stages of my autumn's own decay-

with weakened frame and aching bones which...

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On a summer's night, true beauty begins.
Stars light the way to wonders released.
In distance, one may hear violins...
Trees sigh whispers, altho notes are pieced
in night's...

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Laughing, falling, breathless hopes and prayers
Tender truths revealing faith in warm praise
Stirring dreams, graceful dewdrop’s silent tears
Haunting the feelings of love will amaze
Miracles, blessings –...

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A bright crisp day, gray clouds could not detain;
At once toddle arm-in-arm the distance.
Whisk away with a quick light steady rain.
Fruit set, new growth, leaf...

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Burnt orange, red, gold in mottled decay,
burgundy and brown hued in every shape,
fallen leaves laying . . . for the wind to sway,
from the trees...

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I recall the river Wharfe, black crows caw
Swaying meadows dance to opulent breeze,
To wander within summer’s clothes she wore
And merging clouds the canopy to tease
When...

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Dahlia dreams blooming with the scent of you;
Our sweet Summer adventures I inhale, 
luscious moments felt too good to be true; 
Through my closed eyes...

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From our very first meeting was I doomed,  
I listened intently to your soft voice.         ...

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For My Mother


You are the Thanksgiving bounty to bless
The angel on our Christmas tree
You are summer flowers and winter nests
Birthdays and anniversaries
Handwritten thank you cards...

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"From green, tender buds to full burnished art-
     the seasons take pause amid weathered leaves."
      ...

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( In honor of my historical neighbor, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whose family's summer home is about a mile from where I live )


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Come sit outside, weather's great, lost its frown,
crickets singing, no clouds, sky brilliant blue.
Crepe Myrtles pose now in flashy red gowns;
rose in cling yellow will...

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For days the unrelenting heat oppressed.    
The crops were suffering. We prayed for rain.     
None was predicted, but...

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The pansies together like gentle hearts
Purples, pinks, yellows harmonize in spring
A choir with violets, their counterparts,
Throwing a glorious warm weather fling
Sweet harbingers of summer make...

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Our winter takes a stand to come each year:
beyond the spring, and after summer days,
accepts the brilliance of late autumn cheer,
which spreads a last hoorah...

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