My post for Passion, prompted by Sunday Scribblings.
I ache to swallow summer
without paring or pitting
hold it inside warm and rich
while winter
slings shards of ice
frigid wind rises in the night
moans through canyons
like the cry of a loon
vibrating mountain-tall pines
with threat
wild enough to crack my bones,
when grey eats the sun and moon
clothing knots my easy walk
I want to swallow summer whole.
Digital Photo by Sue
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Summer still seems so far away!
What a beautiful poem and amazing photo to match!
Your words paint a nice visual!
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That is beautiful. You really created a sense of longing for me. Great job.
Wow, you involve all of the nature's elements there, very nice.
Sometimes I feel thristy for life, you feel hungry, that's fair. :)
Oh, I just love that last line! "I want to swallow summer whole" It is so rich and delicious!
A myriad of associations...cool fruit swallowed, representing summer, the warmth and richness of that memory warming our entire being...stark against winter wracking the environment without and within... I especially enjoyed the imagery of grey pervading, clothing knotting...wanting to shake it off, be done with it, swallow summer whole! Maybe it’s because I’m in the northeast right now, but I could really feel this one. Verrry nice. :-)
Or be swallowed whole by summer? 3-5 inches of snow here tonight.
Lovely poem.
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I'm aching for summer, especially when I have to go running when its so cold.
Yes, I could use a really big glass of summer myself! Thank you for visiting my Passion post. I just love it that everyone is seeing the humor!
having lived a majority of years in summer land... i can tell you,, when you do have summer,, when you have swallowed it and it has become you... you often wish for change... we are never happy we humans... never....
Oh YES -- hold summer inside warm and rich -- it makes me feel warm inside just reading these words!!!
Reminds me of Puerto rico and Florida.
I'd never go back, though, I would have before.
Beautiful photo of hope! I bet you want to swallow that summer whole after all that snow!!! Vivid visualizations from that poem... another good one!
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This was beautiful and inspiring. Thank you.
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"hold it inside warm and rich" - what a beautifully evocative description!
I like it very much--the winter wind moaning through the canyon like a loon is powerful!
Btw, I spent 2 summers living in a canyon in Idaho.
I ache to swallow summer! What a powerul lead! Love the metaphor and how you sustain it all the way through!
Smiles and Light
Just beautiful! You've summed up my feelings exactly. Aching for summer... or even spring!
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I simply hate Delhi's summer. It seems never ending!
Great poem!
chequered shadows
Glorious antidote to the five inches of snow we just received! I love every line!
Beautiful! I am also in anticipation of summer! It is my favorite season.
very sweet!
Glorious words! I used to ache for summer, you reminded me how age has made winter my favourite. Thanks as always ;)
I have often said that I love four seasons as long as they are all summer. Beautiful poem.
Excellent poem- one of my favorite reads - the writing is rich, wise, concise and poignant. I could feel the juice of the summer fruit dripi down my chin. thank you for this writing!
Vivid! "...without paring or pitting." Wonderful poem, and I find your profile inspiring as hell.
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