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By Chance or Appointment - 10. Midsummer Morning

To celebrate the longest days of the year.

Come walk with me

beneath the veil that shrouds the eastward hill

and blankets field and fir in shadows thick;

no stars to see

but swirling mists that hide the deer

and waking birds to tease the ear,

 

So if you will

our way through tall and dewy grasses pick

an upward sloping course our feet may steer

while all lies still

wrapped warm in domesticity

and dreamland’s restful reverie,

 

But breathing quick

we climb the ridge ere dawn’s rays may appear

while hand in hand we crest the summit’s lea

with just a tick

before the changing skyline will

the world below begin to thrill

 

And stir to cheer

the day of light stretched out so endlessly

beginning with the early fading chill

on this mid-year

with joy past all arithmetic

the snuffing of the candlestick.



Thank you for reading this. May your longest days be full of warmth and light.
Copyright © 2022 Parker Owens; All Rights Reserved.
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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you. 
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Parker Owens
2 hours ago, AC Benus said:

A beautiful poem. In conjures up images of the Sun Card from the Tarot deck in my head. This card traditionally features two boys on it.

Thank you for sharing this poem!

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Thank you so much for reading this and for sharing your reactions. The tarot illustration is an image I hadn’t thought of, but it’s certainly very apt. I love it. 

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