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Hay Wain
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Hay Wain |
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MICHELMAS Member
since 2012-02-15
Posts 305Lancashire England 
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HAY WAIN The hay wain lay upturned upon the river bed Wheels no longer turning, no horse between the shafts Cool polished river pebbles where trout fry were bred Through late summer corn fields a soft warm breeze just wafts Does the thatch hold mem’ries, on cottage walls so pale Tranquil blue skied summers, the cooling babbling stream Shadows in the old inn and hops in golden ale Blackened beams from winter’s smoke, lost within my dream Cobbled stones where hooves did spark, in the early dawn Milk pales and measured gills and apron fronts so white Baking bread, the butcher’s bike, croquet on the lawn The nightingale to sing, in tune with fading light Constable sky in words, I try to colour true Sunset’s shafts of gold, a promise for the morrow The blossoming of pink, to frame the perfect blue Surely then, tears will flow, like a stream in sorrow |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
You have painted for us a cobbled, lazy picture with your poetry of days gone by, and things discarded and of no use any more. Much like the human counterpart, we too become, after time, unusable for much of anything but to sit and wait. Nice work, Michael ~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Michael, Constable would be honoured and touched to be in your poem. Your hay wain and his make a (I wanted to say formidable - but that word is so wrong for such beauty with memories in every brush/pen-stroke) captivating dream-wain of memories. I was completely lost in your picture and still am. Owl |
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Startime1955 Senior Member
since 2012-04-22
Posts 1072Alberta, Canada |
Michael...you took me on a trip through time that put a smile on my soul...your weaving of this poem brings comfort and beauty that lasts...a stunning write that fills me with a vision of pure delight...*BIG HUGS* *may our dreams ever be magical* |
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ebonygirl Member Elite
since 2011-07-14
Posts 2000California U.S.A |
Wonderful Visuals, Ms. E |
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MICHELMAS Member
since 2012-02-15
Posts 305Lancashire England |
thanks all of you for your very encouraging comments regards Michael |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
What a wonderful picture you've painted... what a restful, pastoral feel you've left! Great write! |
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