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By Chance or Appointment - 26. Late August

Like much of the world today, I have been undergoing a protracted dry spell. Just as arid climates may let unusual creatures evolve, so has this period let a few unusual poems bloom. You may judge whether it has been worth the wander.

Late August

 

I walked out

under an orange-rind moon

rising over wood-clad hills

shrouded in secret colors,

coats which last but a season

and cannot linger in the west wind’s embrace,

with kisses rougher and more urgent

than modest, mutable Virgo

who waits her turn to appear and sing

the ancient silver song

of advancing time.

And where my boots strayed,

they covered themselves in the tears

of summer grasses, weeping

for flowers long past,

forgotten by bees and butterflies,

their transitory and fickle lovers

now sleeping in their camouflaged cocoons

waiting to waken to a spring sun

that rejoices to rise,

lifting clear of clinging branches on the ridge,

as we stride, not stumble,

hand in hand

into a new season

clothed in bold new garments

of the lemon dawn.

Thank you for taking time to read the first of these dry-spell poems. I'm grateful for any comments or thoughts you may have.
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
1 hour ago, weinerdog said:

Whatever place you were writing about made me jealous where I was late August and early September who suffocatingly Hot and humid. It's better now. Thank you for the beautiful words

Thank you! Here, the change in months meant changeable, uncertain weather. First sweltering, then chilly, then stormy, it all comes in waves from the west. I’m glad your weather is better now :) 

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Parker Owens
58 minutes ago, pvtguy said:

Like @weinerdog, it is still hot, very humid, and hopefully we are avoiding hurricanes for the next couple of months.  However, that said, your beautiful description of fall reminds me of my days in New England.  I relished the first days of fall, but I am not one made for cold weather and gray days.  Thank you for reminding me of the change of seasons.

You’re very welcome for this recollection of autumn’s onset. There’s technically still a week of summer yet, but fall is definitely a reality now, whatever the calendar may say. 

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3 hours ago, northie said:

I'm fascinated at how the layout directs my reading and the voice I hear in my head. Would the poem sound different if it was conventionally set out? I guess so. Not better or worse necessarily, different. All part of the dark arts of the poet... 🤨😄

I used indents in this case at the suggestion of @AC Benus. Each indent calls attention to an antecedent in a less-indented section. Is it a dark art? I’m not sure. Would it sound differently to the ear unindented? I think you may be right. 

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