On A Balmy Summers Night

Just simple words

Shooting stars 'cross ink black sky
the pallid moon looked on,
a breeze roused sleeping summer leaves
but briefly, then was gone.

A fox bark echoed, trailed away
through spinny and beyond,
nothing stirred, the lillies slept
atop the night stilled pond.

'cross barleyed acres all at peace
through farmyard ever on,
silence played on balmy night
a symphony an' song.

'Til sunrise lit the eastern sky,
then man stirred, woke again,
serenaded soft to 'nother day
by bird calls sweet refrain.

How beautiful this life we live
what wonders to behold,
more beauty found in nature's gifts
than platinum and gold

Author's Note

Quickly written before toodling off to work...hopefully ok !! Have added 4th stanza, does it fit ???

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Well worth a second read. Can't believe it is three years since I read this gem last Gee. Wonderful imagery. Hope you and yours are all happy and healthy.

Chris

[Gee]

Hi Christine, thanks. Family all well but best friend of 50 years lost his wife to cancer on 13/08, my own wife's birthday.
All that knew and loved her are still trying to come to terms with her passing. Funeral is this coming Tuesday.
Hope you and yours are well.

[Chris Shaw]

So sorry to hear of your loss. Take care while you grieve :(

[Gee]

Thank you ..

[Dripping Chocolate Madn..]

Superb.
It's like America the Beautiful.
Except, you know...
ACTUALLY beautiful.

[Gee]

Cheers. Every now and again the words fall so that what's offered up ain't to bad :)

[kentuck14]

Love this one G! Glad I found it.
T

[Gee]

Well done for finding it :))
Cheers

[Aurora]

The imagery fits the title like a perfect sock.

[Gee]

Thank you..

[DarkFable]

I'm going to be honest with you, most of the poems I have seen so far have either been melancholy, only focus on emotion, or both. It was very refreshing to read something lively and beautifully descriptive. I especially like the message of the beauty of nature and life. I also like the vocabulary/rhyming and how it gives the whole poem a vintage feel to it. All in all, it was a very enjoyable read.

[Gee]

Glad you found this okay. Cheers, appreciate you taking the time to comment

[Davidgeo]

Yeah... it fits quite nicely I think.

The whole thing is of fantastic form.

You're a word painter of beautiful mind pictures.

[Gee]

Occasionally. Chuffed that you find this okay.
Thank you

[Davidgeo]

I just learned a new word... chuffed. Thanks, I owe you a soda.

[Chris Shaw]

Gifts of nature, priceless. Who needs expensive gems when you have this on your doorstep.

nicely done Gee

have a great day

Chris

[Gee]

Thank you Christine, hope you are enjoying the warm weather. Wedding watching tomorrow ??

[God Speaking]

The poem feels very genuine, and I'm pretty sure the seamless descriptions and theme helps in pushing the message along. It has immense substance and also great flow, I enjoyed this brief read.

[Gee]

Thank you God. Tis a selfless act you carried out in sacrificing your son for the sake of mankind.

[God Speaking]

I'm an atheist.

[Gee]

I'm glad for you :)

[Wild Rose]

Great > now retired with time to please our selves > Time to travel; sit and wonder; at nature; to travel and see the world (well some of it)
I like the last stanza best

[Gee]

Thank you. I forget some of the stuff I’ve scribbled.
Glad you liked it

[Gee]

Oooooh, you were my 1000th view...

[Wild Rose]

Pleased for your 1000th review Congrats

[DANGER]

Very neat, makes sense, blended so end goes well with beginning

[Gee]

Thank you..