Saturday, January 10, 2009

a summer's day. (osi)

' whims on my paper boats '

inverting winter's viduity
this highway is a golden ray
changing lingos of the earth's spin
a warm cadence of gypsy winds

all icy unspoken sorrows
become warblers or the swallows
in a festival of twitters
the banter of aster petals

ripples home a blue resonance
distant yachts like boats of paper
etched with the solar alphabet
of a summer day's nostalgia ..

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  1. Bruce MillerJanuary 10, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    "winter's viduity" & "festival of twitters" & "solar alphabet" - each of these alone is a sonnet.

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  2. Edward S GaultJanuary 10, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    A true festival of words!
    Nice work.

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  3. Geraldine January 10, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    A warm cadence of gypsy winds (wow!!!) that was my favorite line. great use of the prompt.

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  4. anthonynorthJanuary 11, 2009 at 1:25 AM

    Beautiful and flowing - just how summer should be.

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  5. Amias (ljm and liquidplastic)January 11, 2009 at 2:54 AM

    I tell you this, I opened my dictionary .. and when I did I was so surprise at your uses of words ... very interesting.

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  6. SandyCarlsonJanuary 11, 2009 at 3:54 AM

    Ah, those gypsy winds will barter with us again before we know it and we will thaw out.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    I had to look up 'viduity' - an excellent word choice. Winter still has you in its clutches.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 5:24 AM

    You captured the feeling exactly. I love the way you use your words!

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  9. BarbJanuary 11, 2009 at 5:30 AM

    distant yachts like boats of paper brings me back to many a summer's day at the Cape as a child. Beautifully done!

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  10. me ann my cameraJanuary 11, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    "... become warblers or the swallows
    in a festival of twitters"... wonderful accompaniment to a summer's day

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  11. Quiet PathsJanuary 11, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    a warm cadence of gypsy winds oh wow. Beautiful. Actually each of the ending lines made me smile.

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  12. PamJanuary 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    I love the second stanza-- the turning of the sounds of sorrow into bird song-- wonderful.

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  13. Sandra.ifJanuary 11, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    very nice images

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  14. LawrenceJanuary 11, 2009 at 2:27 PM

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    I look forward to reading your poems; this is why. Thank you!

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  16. zoya gautamJanuary 11, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    Deborah Godin said...

    "A Summer's Day (OSI) You've tumbled this rush of images into my brain as if from an upturned basket, and I'm reveling in the profusion!!"

    January 11, 2009 3:36 PM

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  17. qualcosa di belloJanuary 11, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    what a treat to read your words~~ they are like a blooming garden~!

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  18. floretaJanuary 11, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    changing lingos of the earth's spin
    a warm cadence of gypsy winds

    are my favorite lines.
    hopefully, won't need to be nostaltic once summer arrives again!

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  19. Beth P.January 11, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    Hi zg--
    another lovely one...
    like watermaid, me thinks winter still has you in its grasp...
    thank you for the lovely images, and like most others, i had to look up some words (I love that!!)

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  20. Tumblewords:January 12, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    Lyrical, mystical and magical - the words are lovely...

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  21. lissaJanuary 12, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    wistful and dreamy

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  22. MaggieJanuary 12, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    It is a great thing to have such wonderful memories of a summer`s day...I enjoyed the poem.

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  23. Patois42January 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    So many twists and turns with such a beat. Your word selection is astounding. Wonderfully done.

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  24. zoya gautamJanuary 14, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    ..many thanks to all of u ..

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  25. little wing writerJanuary 14, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    everything and more... the wind, the sound, the sights... could not help but to think of bees buzzing with "...the banter of aster petals..."

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..namastey!~

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