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WHAT DOESN'T CHANGE

Winged lightning flits all through the air
on this warm damp summer night
seen by me from old deck chair
as they weave through half moon's light.

Two ridges away a whippoorwill
repeats his name in hopes of love.
Come midnight he'll be shouting still
as stars wink at him from up above.

Bull frogs harrumph at the goings on
along the near pond's shore down there
where they'll feast at least till dawn
then swim to daytime's haunt somewhere.

The door opens and you join me
a refill of iced tea in your hand.
I pause to rub my worn out knee
as we both listen to nature's band.

Another season's change complete
and summer will rule for a while.
I inhale the eve's perfume so sweet
then get lost once more within your smile.

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I thought it was an invite to tea there for a moment then saw the lady there waiting to refill your cup as is oft her way.
Good write there young man, you rest a while, there is plenty of space out there we can fill later lol:-
Just a small query.. along the nears pond's weedy shore, the extra s can be used to quieten the whippoorwills sound when needed lol,
Take care Both and have a lovely time, I shall keep a cup of Iced tea for you later when you visit my cave,
Yours as always, Ian.T

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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..

It's getting to where i might start needing to have typos on purpose. The shock of reading something of mine Without a typo might be too much for some lol. Appreciate the eagle eye.......stan

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Just to let you know I read every word, two sugars in my tea lol, Yours Ian.T

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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..

Once again you have used your magic to recreate a lovely image of a summer night as well as the aroma of an iced tea...what i also liked the way you have created the image of the protagonist with the use of "I pause to rub my worn out knee"...more often than not there are many good takeaways after reading your posts...

Regards,

raj (sublime_ocean)

Thank you. It's good to know that I still manage to get things right on occasion lol. Good of you to visit.......stan

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Not occasionally but you pretty much manage to get things right most of the times...it was a pleasure to read and feel this poem...thanks for posting...

Regards,

raj (sublime_ocean)

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