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coteau etoile (summer solstice)
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coteau etoile (summer solstice) |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon 
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coteau etoile (solstice) navy velvet darkness spread across diamond studded sky embracing the earth in arms of night the evening birds call, and a warm wind whispers a tale of magic and ancient wisdom high upon a hill, bathed in cool moonlight the trees gather round in a mystical circle swaying in a rythmic dance, fingers stretched to the heavens in a rapturous proclamation of the eve's glory rocks speaking of untold mysteries as the powers of the earth come together in a magical moment, of neither time nor space all creation waits in silence, for a sign then the stars cry out in a wild chorus and all earth joins in, voices raised to the sky heralding the night's coming faeries and nymphs slip from their secret places to come dance among the trees with the other night spirits no evil lurks here, just gentle ghosts of the dark as the summer night's celebration commences "Our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." --William Shakespeare |
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LoveBug
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since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
You've created some beautiful images here, my friend. You've perfectly described the beauty of a summer night. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief" -Shakespea |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
WOW WOW WOW girl you are just so good at this amazing imagery and gracefull free verse I only have one critique... WHERES THE VOTE BOX????  excellent writing... you put me right there in the moonlight with the rest of the nymphs  LOLperfect!!! jm you can say baby baby can I hold you tonite maybe if I said the right words at the right time you'd be mine baby can I hold you tonite Tracy C |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
A sparkling portrait of the night sky. Star Slope ? enjoyed. jamie Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil. "Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely". |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Ja... Midsommer Dagen - Back to the top with ya...  |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Exquisite use of imagery and metaphor, Heather, recalling ancient times and religious rites of another place. Beautiful job!  Alicat |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
XAngel~ So exquisitely done. LOL !  here ... I wrote one about a year ago that I titled Summer Solstice ...of course it's totally different ... and I do mean 'totally' ! You just may tempt me to post it ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Very beautifully done, Heather! Denise |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Beautiful images here, Heather! What a wonderful piece of writing!! Love and hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Faeries and nymphs this is my kind of poetry...love it. Parker |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
a really wonderful poem, beautiful images. This needs further reading and shall be put in my library so I may read it again when I am not so sleepy. It is 00:40 here. Not a good time to read poetry. I am sure to have sweet dreams after this poem. A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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jennie may* Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 122 |
luv the way you paint pictures on a page with words... beautiful work. "We have all these galaxies inside of us. And if we don't enter those in art, then I don't understand the point in doing anything."-Sam Shepard |
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Alwye
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since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
X Angel, this is so beautiful. Wonderous imagery about a perfect summer's night...I agree with JM, where is that darn vote box?! *Krista Knutson* "We are not seperate from spirit, we are in it." ~Plotinus~ |
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