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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2004-02-10 05:06 PM

Sparkling Light and Sound

brilliant February sunlight
a breeze
a notch above gentle
air a bit lower than cool
seeps through the gaps
in the aged weatherstripping

with it
it brings tinkling
of the wind chimes

despite the chilled air
intermittently wrapping my limbs

the sounds conjure
visions of the ice cream man
singing joy to the taste buds
smiles to child-like faces
of many ages

summer
its beginning only slightly closer
than its end
its passing

tinkling chimes
tickle my fancy
buoy my spirit
for just a little while

©February 10, 2004

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Grover
Senior Member

since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

1 posted 2004-02-10 06:39 PM

Pleasant thoughts, good poem. Grover.

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

2 posted 2004-02-20 11:26 PM

nostalgic...loved the lines:

"summer
its beginning only slightly closer
than its end
its passing"

oh, how quickly it passes...oh, how soon it is over...well done

Sadelite
Member Elite

since 2003-10-11

Posts 2519

3 posted 2004-02-20 11:41 PM

This skipped a lot with pleasant thoughts.

enjoyed....
Sadie

J.Samm
Member

since 2004-01-12

Posts 415
Iloilo City, Philippines

4 posted 2004-02-20 11:43 PM

light and musical... but this one intrigued me: "summer its beginning only slightly closer than its end" why?

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

5 posted 2004-02-21 12:11 PM

Thank you all, and J.Samm, its beginning only slightly closer than its end...because it is February, June is the official beginning of summer, September was its end...Oct,Nov, Dec, Jan., then February

March April May June, it seems that our next summer for the northern hemisphere is only slightly closer than the end of last summer.

The warmer days that are beginning make summer feel like its closer to arriving than the memory and warmth of its passing. Does this make sense?

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

6 posted 2004-02-21 02:45 AM

nice write, love the ending

C?
Member

since 2001-12-29

Posts 190

7 posted 2004-03-03 06:39 AM

sometimes I go looking for poems from old pages, just for kicks...this one caught my eye, very nice
C?

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

8 posted 2004-03-03 11:49 AM

the sounds conjure
visions of the ice cream man
singing joy to the taste buds
smiles to child-like faces
of many ages

smiles, so gentle and free spirited this seemed. Lovely

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

9 posted 2004-03-03 05:59 PM

VAS, I liked this poem. Particularly,

"tinkling chimes
tickle my fancy
buoy my spirit
for just a little while"

Hope that little while stays a little longer!

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