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By Chance or Appointment - 30. September Sun

I hope it's not too late to post this. As is ever the case, any errors you detect are my own.

To the Sun

 

September sun, shine down upon the field

and garden which your kindliness makes green

wherein the tastes of summer days are sealed

enough to make a wintry mortal keen

when February’s chilly arms embrace

the hill and forest in its icy sheen,

remember us, in dreams of Queen Anne’s lace

through endless nights the spirit may corrode

and from each countenance a smile erase,

avow to them who strive against the goad

or shiver as the seed in frozen ground

that once again you’ll stride on summer’s road

and warm again hearts withered, cold and browned

so that with ripened love we may be crowned.


Once again, thank you for taking time out to read an offering posted here. I'm grateful for any comments, reflections or suggestions 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.
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pvtguy

Wistfully saying "Thank you and See you again" to the fading sunlight but strong hope in the future return.  Beautifully done!

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Headstall

This has the feeling of a prayer in its cadence and words. Superb. I too speak my thanks to the sun many times throughout the year, whether the sudden and powerful sun of spring, the energy stealing one of summer, the comforting one of fall, or the shy sun of winter. There is naught like warmth on an upturned face. :)  Cheers!

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weinerdog

I hope it's not too late to post this.  It is never too late for anything you post

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Mikiesboy

Mmm...reminds me of today. It was so cold as we walked in the shade, but the fall sun still warmed us. The sun is always a welcome visitor.

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Parker Owens
4 hours ago, pvtguy said:

Wistfully saying "Thank you and See you again" to the fading sunlight but strong hope in the future return.  Beautifully done!

As the leaves fall, and the trees bare themselves before the coming cold, I can only hope and trust that spring will return, and that I might be there to witness it again. Thanks very much for reading! 

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Just now, Mikiesboy said:

Mmm...reminds me of today. It was so cold as we walked in the shade, but the fall sun still warmed us. The sun is always a welcome visitor.

It was cold here, too. But when the clouds parted to let in the sun, I stood in the warmth, soaking it in, and committing it to memory. The sun won’t forget to return in spring, but I hope my spirit remembers it when it does. Thanks very much for reading! 

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Parker Owens
2 hours ago, weinerdog said:

I hope it's not too late to post this.  It is never too late for anything you post

Thank you. You’re very kind. 

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Parker Owens
3 hours ago, Headstall said:

This has the feeling of a prayer in its cadence and words. Superb. I too speak my thanks to the sun many times throughout the year, whether the sudden and powerful sun of spring, the energy stealing one of summer, the comforting one of fall, or the shy sun of winter. There is naught like warmth on an upturned face. :)  Cheers!

You have given the sun four characters, four personalities, which deserve a poem in themselves. I guess this prayer is a plea for a promise, in the way a child begs a beloved grandfather to promise to return. Many thanks for reading! 

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