the summer of roses

it was the summer of roses

we knew it all

and what we did not know we faked

cotton candy clouds

gave way to crimson sunsets

and us

walking along the shore

salt water licking our toes

temptation nibbling on our psyches

smoke rings filling the sea air

i felt the beat of the music 

and then you

yea, you were my favorite melody

absolutely #1 with a bullet 

till you danced me to the edge

and, silly me, i refused to jump

that night i swore to the bathroom mirror

love would never mess up my life again

not like it did

in that summer of roses

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

So beautiful dear Lydia. I had to read again.
"and us
walking along the shore
salt water licking our toes
temptation nibbling on our psyches
smoke rings filling the sea air
i felt the beat of the music
and then you"
I loved the above lines. So gentle, so sweet and so loving. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry my dear friend.
Coyote

[Lydia Shutter]

Quite a compliment coming from you. Your poetry is always so romantic. Thank you, John. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

I love your work dear Lydia and you are welcome.

[Silmara McGarry]

To start I love the title and the picture!!! Such beautiful write this is and so enchanting from start to finish, though the last part is about being afraid of how much love can mess up ones life...
Great imaginary, the reader is so focus on what will happen next. I truly enjoy it!!!
Stay well sweetie
Hugs
Sil
:-)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So beautiful with a tinge of nostalgia mixed with some rejection. This is like a love story unfolding with your gorgeous imagery unfurling our imagination. I love the image too you accompanied. You have weighed your options, the risk, gain...You have selected and that is admirable ....

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Sami. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome Lydi**

[Chris Shaw]

How beautifully poignant this write is Lydi**. A reminder that there are not always happy endings. You took me on a nostalgia trip back to those early romances which brought on a smile. Thank you for that.

Chris

[Lydia Shutter]

.Thank you, Chris. Enjoy the weekend. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

nothing risked nothing gained eh Lyid!? ;) the summer of love ... later observers called it a phenomenon .. isn't that something .. a time of utopian idealism .. divisions, self doubts, hatred .. "It's all in your head man!" ... to love one another .. the charge of most all religions ... a phenomenon when it seemed to be actually happening ... and on that personal level ... the rose in the fisted glove ... protected from the thorns ... going to the edge and sadly turning around and going back ... back woulda coulda shoulda ...what a wonderful life tho as the opportunity to leap re-occurs many times says i ... and leaping ... the flight down ... even if we are not caught but crash so foolishly (in retrospect) on the rocks below ... what a flight ... worth the pain .. every scratch and broken bone heals if we choose to be .. love your poem and the pick is perfect .. a reminisce for all the senior lovers in the world :)))))))))))))))))))))
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

I always enjoy your reviews, E....glad you can relate. We all were around back then and it was not so bad, was it? Thanks so much. Lydi***

[Nebula]

Amazing poetry

[Einstein Noodle]

no!! it wasn't ... a lot of positive changes came about as a direct result of loud children in the streets .. who actually were making sense .. sometimes ;)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[Miss Sharon]

Beautiful from start to finish...as usual! Love the photo which adds to the beauty of your words. ~Sharon

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks very much, Sharon. Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend. Lydi**

[Lorry]

And what we didn't know we faked... That could so be the title of our youth. All knowing, free and bursting to be grown up before our time, when youth is taken for granted and we all wait for that grown up feeling to synch with all those internal thoughts and worries, fears and hopes that one day it will all make sense.
I'm still waiting for that proper growed up feeling to announce itself to me (I think my name was missed on the list)
I'll just go out to play in the puddles until maturity catches up with me 😊

[Lydia Shutter]

When my ship came in, I was at the airport, Lorry! Some people grow up before their time and some never do. Not sure which I am....haven't figured it out yet! :) Thanks for the review. Lydi**

[Lorry]

Put on your wellies and jump in some puddles. Best way of figuring anything out Lydi 😊

[Lydia Shutter]

I agree! Wellies.....I assume those are rubber boots?

[Lorry]

Yes they are. When you get a moment, listen to Billy Connolly explain it better. (I can't believe we used to sing this walking to school on rainy days) 😊

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6OxwuGI6NBA

[Lydia Shutter]

OMG...that is hilarious! I am glad there were subtitles or I would not have understood some of the lines....great humor!

[Lorry]

People do forget he was a folk singer first, comedian second. His D. I. V. O. R. C. E. Song is hilarious too 😊

[Lydia Shutter]

I will check it out.

[emmajoy]

Finely put, Lydi- as your poetry always is. Yet, in spite of your final words - following the warm emotions - you still remember how to express your trembling doubts. Perhaps those are the times most recalled - even if not best remembered?

' salt water licking our toes - temptation nibbling on our psyches - smoke rings filling the sea air - i felt the beat of the music - and then you... Such brief yet visual wording.

[Lydia Shutter]

Glad you could picture the scene, Emma! Don't we always second guess ourselves? I think that is what propels us to the next chapter. Thank you so much for the review. Lydi**

[emmajoy]

If that's true as true.. hope to read that second chapter soon! Hope things are well with you and your increasing family. Take care of yourselves, keep safe.. Please.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I have been shot by love, I had a summer of roses in 1967...no bullets, just love.

Should have stayed there. Because the other roses had it out for me...
Excellent metaphor....back then we could be so naïve and we thought our hearts were invincible.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

"Shot through the heart and you're to blame, you give love a bad name" :) Thanks for the review, Jacob. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh yes, sing it, Bon Jovi!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lydia Shutter]

:) No one wants to hear me sing, trust me! LOL