Thursday, June 26, 2014

summer poems

Someone left summer poems outside their front yard - take one! - and invited others to leave a summer poem behind.

Here's the poem that went home with me - it's by Mark Twain:

Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here.
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here.
Green sod above,
Lie light, lie light.
Good night, dear heart,
Good night, good night.

Here's the one I left behind:

Summer moon dangles
among the fireflies -
fishes reflecting light
dart across the pond
into darkness.

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    1. naw - I was thinking i could put more of the warmth, heart, and casual language Mark Twain mastered into my own work -

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