Melody

Grass sways, dancing rhythms of the wind

Bare feet molded into the ground,

Savoring each hot step, skipping over ant mounds.

A sweet hymn flowing from angel's lips.

The face of sun, 

smiling burning buckets of shine.

The warmth caressing my skin,

Thousand wishes that it were mine.

The wood flowing with brass

Strings pulled with each grasp.

The birds chirp along,

the vibrant summer songs of jazz.

Hands hung over the old guitar,

greenery hung over unhindered eyes.

The stretch of magical flowers,

captured in spells, one bound behind our ears.

Vibration echoes, the delicious rhythm 

like sweet honey upon your lips.

Words drifting in the air,

falling into heartbroken hands.

Laying in the grass,

strumming souls to life.

Stitching memories together alas,

Watch youth fly red, gliding kites.

Sky speaks with images,

clouds floating under our dreams.

Marvelous blue painted across promised scrimmages,

Ice cream melting with every tamed second.

Strumming, hands interlace,

worries diminish, disappear without trace.

A melody playing softly,

summer stretching it's wings.

*~*~*

Author's Note

I love summer. I took a lot of time writing this because I had so much on my mind, but I wanted to make it as short as I could.

Reviews

[Kat]

Its such a pretty poem it painted a picture in my mind that reminded me of my backyard in my old house my dad planted lots of trees and i'd run out there with my dog singing and it'd get things off my mind
But i moved out of that house because my dad owns it my mom got custody of us and.....
Great job!:)

[Diwakar - "The Warrior ..]

so pretty and sweet ...loved it :-)

[koty bell]

great poem:) awesome job

[Mehul Rwat]

This really induced in me a deep sense of awe. It's so nice an experience to read such an exotic piece, so unique and so wonderful.

[bookworm]

You, my dear, are a force to be reckoned with. I am embarrassed to even attempt a reply. I feel as unworthy as Moses as he stood in front of the Burning Bush. My only hope is that you are as aware of your innate talent as your readers are. My heart is just radiating a big fat hallelujah right now. I honestly thought that there was absolutely no way one stanza could possibly compare to the last. I was dead wrong. Each one only got more profound in such a tender subtle way. Please send me read requests. I'd be honored.

[roy mccarthy]

beautiful poem!
summer does rock!

[AndyJCash]

Awesome! The imagery, the way you put the words together and the rhythm you manage to maintain is immense. I get the strange feeling that you could do well as a poet, and I hope you produce more work in the future :)

[Judy Ponceby]

Lovely write. Flows well, like a lazy summer day :)

[.........]

Your wording is so pretty and beautiful, I think this is an amazing visual of a summer day

[ivizarx]

Love the naturalistic feel to the writing and vibe I'm getting. Very artistic, and sorry to say I have nothing to offer in the constructive criticism department for this awesome piece of work :/
but can offer the acknowledgement of talent :)
cause anything which has a sufficient amount of imagery and great concept and content enough to transport me to another place and present me in a box of a specific feeling has established that they are well talented ;)

[marielondon]

This is incredibly beautiful and well done. it brings up thoughts of summer and the most bittersweetly beautiful moments of life. I love it!