summer vein

i smiled
     when you asked me
"do you know what it tastes like

to stay?"

corners of my mouth
     must have hinted
i knew

          the miles were
          few
                on our souls
that summer

cool grass tickled
     the back of my mind
as we drank ourselves full
          of the nights
                    tangled and tireless
               as the chorus
               reassured us
we knew
we knew
we knew

so we danced complete
     in those effortless moments
   
nothing but
     arrogant blood     
     and morning dew
pushing fast     
          through our summer veins

Reviews

[Aethereal]

“We knew; we knew” it would pass from us forever, and so we savored every last moment for all it was worth. Your free verse poem beautifully expresses all those times when we attempt to catch the ephemeral essence of a rainbow or a butterfly in flight.

[ChemicalMadness]

well stated...thank you so much!

[Horizon K.]

This is, young and innocent... A naive, yet beautiful kind of love that can believe without yet having those hurts and crafted-from-another pieces, to overcome... fresh, cucumber, lemonade summer love... I wonder what it tastes like, if this is the only love, you ever know. The way you have written, phrased this too, has that same effortless sweeteness CM... Lovely...

[ChemicalMadness]

i wonder too, HK ;)
thank you so much for your kind words....so glad you enjoyed!
CM.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

but we knew it was temporary..in our arrogance we enjoyed the few effortless moments...

it's just summer...

your writing appeals to me so much, and inspires mine..

you use words so wisely, and so compactly ...and my imagination travels at high speed when i read your work.

jacob

[ChemicalMadness]

that's one of the best reviews i've ever gotten...you know how these words swirl and twist about your mind and you just do your best to capture the right ones at the right time and get them down in the right places on the page....they usually make sense to me, but it seems like a magic trick every time the words mean anything to anyone else - let a lone as accomplished and talented a writer as you. thank you, jacob.

CM.

[Lauren]

The first stanza is so beautiful. I love this. It reminds me of the person who said they would always stay. It reminds me of our summer together.

This is beautiful.

[ChemicalMadness]

Thank you. I'm guessing that person truly believed they'd stay.....Or at least i hope they believed it.
CM.

[K. Louis]

reminds me of first love, that puppy love when all is daiseys and popcorn, sneaking out of windows and being innocent reckless. effortless moments, like that old couple i saw outside the other day holding hands..only perhaps, a little more grounded. it was nice..this summer was too..i like the nostalgia. well done CM.

[ChemicalMadness]

funny, i was just leaving you a review...good timing. i'm a sucker for nostalgia but at least i can recognize arrogant blood....if only in retrospect.

Glad you enjoyed, K. Thank you.

CM.