Basya

Member since January 22, 2017

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I Thought The Summer Was Young

Posted Aug 26, 2019 · 12 lines · 4 critiques

I thought the summer was young
And the blossoms had barely just bloomed
And the tunes of the season still hung
Yet it suddenly left us and now we are doomed

I thought that the summer began
It’s smells had just wafted right through
But the season has picked up and ran
And the leaves have descended in every fall hue

The summer it never was young
It aged long before it appeared
It wilted before it had sprung
And it long so has gone; disappeared ...

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January 2022
22 Sat

Anniversary
5 years of membership
August 2019
27 Tue

Received a critique
on I Thought The Summer Was Young from @Eumolpus
"like the timeless position of the poem , a universal anywhere/any age type stance. I have two considerations: First the word doom (a bit forced with bloom.) it's a very heavy word and needs clarification. Being old is n…"
27 Tue

Received a critique
on I Thought The Summer Was Young from @Patricia
"I liked everything about this poem. The imagery, the rhyme, and the title were all perfect. It was just plain lovely. Thank you for a beautiful poem. B9Pat"
26 Mon

Received a critique
on I Thought The Summer Was Young from @medes879
"Really hits home to all unknown parts. Awake to the tenndency to dream to sing a tender song. As the tender lying of the fawn out on the lawm. Words that breath a nostalgic portion in its meaning. You have created a cha…"
26 Mon

Posted a poem
I Thought The Summer Was Young
"I thought the summer was young"
Open thread 12 lines
January 2018
22 Mon

Anniversary
One year of membership
September 2017
01 Fri

Posted a poem
The Way Fall Came
"First the wind of Fall was soft"
Open thread 12 lines
August 2017
27 Sun

Posted a poem
When Summer Wanes
"In mulling 'bout the season's gifts"
Open thread 12 lines
January 2017
22 Sun

First publication
The Rectitude I Thought I Had
22 Sun

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I Thought The Summer Was Young

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on I Thought The Summer Was Young from @Patricia

on I Thought The Summer Was Young from @medes879

I Thought The Summer Was Young

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The Way Fall Came

When Summer Wanes

The Rectitude I Thought I Had

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