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Wet

"Wet" 

 

Oh grey descension

heavy 

wet

the brain 

the brow is wrinkled

frowned

the body sprouts new aches

and yet

we grumbled when the heat was sore

we wished no more

to sweat

 

now every leaf on every tree

is sat in motion

some fall off and stick to leaves below

the yellow sycamore

on bracken 

patterned contrast 

the broken cranesbill hanging

like a Tivoli canopy turning

the river swells and hair-bells

lie prostrate upon the earth

defeated

depleted

soaked

the pollen flour

no visits more

from natures store

sun-baked

happy 

warm

 

In summer's fleet of bees

delight

in flight

the hand of autumn

struck too soon

before the waxing of the moon

and all is dark

no sound of larks up high

no ring of happy swimmers 

in the river's dam

no butterflies to make our spirits dance

just water everywhere

and grey romance

among the peaks

the theatre drapes

they speak



— Nordic cloud, Jul 31, 2009

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Region, Country: Oslo and Flatdal, Norway., NOR

Favorite Poets: Too daunting this.

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Darby Cain

16 years 10 months ago

very cool

Darby Cain
Geezer

Geezer

16 years 10 months ago

Wet

I loved the imagery that you present. I can see the lakes and swimming holes turning grey and those who dare to swim blue. The skies are grey and the whole world looks forlorn. I also see lovers walking hand-in-hand, talking quietly, knowing that they are unlikely to be heard. The thickness of the air, and the chill, making private bowers for them. The rythym is good too! Tricky at first but that is partly what makes it. Great write, O' Queen! Sir Gee
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 10 months ago

Dear Sir Geezer

So you like swimming in nature with me as well as riding the wilds my knight of the old country-which ever you like to name. Yes it REALLY rained and rained and rained, I wrote several poems about it it was so dominating while it was carrying-on in the sky. Now it looks wisfully grey in the twilight, although the colours of the firs are there and even the corn is getting brighter colour in its cheeks each day, in spite of the damp, perhaps because of it as we all love water. Thank you my Geezer, the Geezer of old, still young I guess, Yours Ann of Norway
Geezer

Geezer

16 years 10 months ago

Still the Geezer

I am of course, at first a knight of the realm, Neopoetland. I Love to swim and it is one of the few things I can still do if I take it easy. I am happiest in the 'wilds' as you say. I lived in rural Conneticut where there were only six blocks of sidewalks. 5 mins. in any direction, and I could be in the woods. It was probably posted but..... Anyway, the way you discribed the weather, I saw a mist envelope the earth, like making a bower for romance, a caress of water to soil. Very nice work O' Queen,~ Sir Gee
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 10 months ago

Green

I may repeat myself here as i have already answered you but here goes. Honourable Sir Gee poet of the realm of Neopoetland, I see you floating by and wave ass you swim with all that regalia on and it might sink if you move too much. Oh what a lovely image I conjured up for you, yes it is an innocent nature vision this with no underlying, or lying down intentions, just the blooming wet that has been falling all yesterday non-stop. I look out now from my kitchen window at GREEN leaves, nothing else at the moment as the 'Summer' has made them so. There are the birds and they like the rain, not being sunbathers! The little apples on the old leaning tree are turning red on one side and the great Sir Jay comes in his dress coat to fix them whole in his beak and frighten away all the other warblers, robins, thrushes, great and blue tits, wrens, and those acrobatic flycatchers. The top of the mountain, Skorve (1370m.), is shrouded in cloud. So your Queen Ann sits on her throne of green, not 'eating bread and honey', but meusli at her breakfast and sends her thoughts to you whatever you are doing at this moment 4th Aug.9 a.m.
Hooded Stranger

Hooded Stranger

16 years 9 months ago

Canvas

every brush stroke of this poem turns the blank canvas into a detailed and thoroughly soaked image - this is what poetry is all about...images. thank you for sharing this. kindest regards, HS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth and yet nobody sees me".
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 9 months ago

Mysterious man in a hood!

You look from the shadows under your dark hood and see the wettened landscape and I thank you for enjoying my little lines too. Yours Ann of Norway