A Lover's Lament

A Lover's Lament

 

The summer breathes in me

The enchantment of love,

A kiss, an embrace

Oh how the season lingers

Passionately with the willows,

Where lovers love to love

In nature's subtle breezes

 

Oh what would a meadow be

Without the weeping willow trees

Or songbirds

As they graciously sing

For lovers eternally

 

A lady in blue gathers a rose

From Monet's garden,

Clutches it to her bosom,

Then quietly weeps

As she passes by

 

I feel the gentleness of early autumn,

As it breathes with the willows

Upon summer's path

Where a lover's lament 

Is emphatically etched

By a rose adrift with falling leaves

Blowing softly in the wind

 

 

Reviews

[sharonlee]

Beautiful and so very tranquil...whispers of seasons and reasons and love.

[WindSong]

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[An owl on the moon]

Such a beautiful, bittersweet muic flows through your words... scenes of summer melting into autumn's refrain... This is so alive with emotive imagery.

[WindSong]

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[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Very expressive and descriptive work that I have read this morn..The beauty of your work is excellent but also it has a deep emotive quality to it as well..I am glad that I chose this one to read this morn..Thanks for your presence at my work..I appreciate you stopping by and taking time to comment...Sunflower/Sara

[WindSong]

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[Allen Smuckler]

I loved the "love" in this poem, Windsong...
you make it sound so easy and clear...and beautiful
which it is of course..
with the heartfelt images and subtle metaphors, this write ebbed and flowed amorously from word to word, line to line, passage to passage. Very thoughtful and classically soft throughout.
You picked just the right words to convey a lover's "love"...
You may not have noticed, Windsong, but each stanza could stand by itself in effectiveness, wholeness and wisdom....combined, it makes for an outstandingly, warm and passionate read.
I so enjoyed reading and saved to my library
allen

[WindSong]

Thank you Allen for such a gracious and detailed comment...much appreciated coming from a fine poet! I will stop by again!

[Allen Smuckler]

You're most certainly welcome, Windsong...
my pleasure
allen

[Sami Khalil]

The summer breathes in me,
The enchantment of love.
Very romantic image.

[WindSong]

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[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome.

[Tina Kline]

This is truly beautiful and romantic. Very well written and I really enjoyed reading this wonderful poem!

[WindSong]

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[Tina Kline]

You're welcome.

[Wolf's Dark Song]

Outstanding poem. Full of deep beauty and romance.. It has emotions and visuals to enchant. I really enjoyed reading this!!

[WindSong]

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[Wolf's Dark Song]

You're very welcome. :)

[Debbie_Philly]

A lady in blue gathers a rose
From Monet's garden,
Clutches it to her bosom,
Then quietly weeps
As she passes by

An absolutely stunning piece ... so visual.... I love Monet garden...:) Beautiful really !!!

[WindSong]

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[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

absolutely beautiful and I agree, that last stanza can stand by itself :)

[WindSong]

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