#Summer's bloom

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toxic ember
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*Snowdrops weave their suave mood,
Songs of a bird, songs of a flower,

The love that rolls in this sweet company:
July's bread and butter. They float and change

Their vivid colors, sublime shadows admiring
Their summer's bloom. Silent and confident, red maples,

They are quite meek like a horse stable.
The snowdrops whistle their gleeful tunes

Bearing the night's obnoxious rattles, the owls shape
Their melancholic flowers, love that floats beautifully,

A duo of triumphant lovebirds, a wondrous petal falls
In solitude, and the moon's glory stiffens to history.

Noble and incandescent. They ring, ring, ring their sounds
Though they can be boisterous and unsettling, like thunder.

They move through the soft horizon unnoticed
In their thin, needle-like stems, subtle and shimmering.

On the other hand, the owls bring their whimsical message.
Eyes are brown as the bark of a willow tree.

The fog disappears, the snowdrops glaze and warm their peers
And the message of the owls are sounds of serene laughter.*

toxic ember
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toxic ember
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cyan owl
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When I read this, it's like I can , almost literally, hear it. It is a wonderful poem and has great imagery too

cedar schooner
# toxic ember > *Snowdrops weave their suave mood, > Songs of a bird, songs of a flower, > > ...

😯juxtaposing the gentle beauty of nature with the haunting presence of owls, thats new !
The imagery is lush & evocative, especially in lines like Snowdrops weave their suave mood
The owls shape their melancholic flowers
The contrasts between snowdrops & owls, light & dark create a very rich, layered atmosphere 👍 The mood of poem shifts gracefully between serenity & subtle melancholy, which is a testament to the poem’s atmospheric effectiveness.
The repetition of sounds,
ring, ring, ring
Snowdrops
helps to create a musical quality to the poem.
However, the line July’s bread and butter
feels somewhat disconnected from the rest of the imagery & might be interpreted in many different ways (which May not be helpful).
The line
Bearing the night's obnoxious rattles could be clearer. Cuz the term obnoxious rattles might seem harsh compared to the otherwise gentle tone of the poem.
Hope this helps 😊

vernal thicket
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Amazing poem Istg just amazing
I always love your imagery, the way you express things and your vocabulary and somehow most of the time your poems feel hopeful and I love that!
This poem is particular is truly amazing and paints an amazing picture with the imagery, I love it!

pearl agate
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Mild and relaxing

toxic ember