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Summer's Day

Summer’s day, summer’s rain,
Lingers at my door,
Sun kissed roses move in the wind,
I have smelt that scent before,
Smells like fruit, feels like clean,
On the treetops boughs,
Of the orchard, near the field,
Where buttercups dance around,

Summer’s night, summer’s sky,
Laid out full of stars,
Like a painting, nothing more beautiful,
Whose artist included Mars,
Anticipating the sudden release,
Of a Milky Way,
I am bewitched by a planet,
That I do not know the name,

Summer fades, summer lingers,
Here in this vicinity,
Humid memories fill these walls,
Of the heart in this entity,

Summer’s day, summer’s rain,
Lingers at my door,
A sun kissed soul embraces the truth,
That it couldn’t ask for more.

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Comments

A beautiful write!
well done,
Tim

Thank you so very much for your comment. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you

author comment

thank you

Tommi Cordial

Dawn breaks over marble head...

could see and smell it all in my mind

a few suggestions

' I have smelt that scent before,' (*I’ve* instead of *I have* – for the rhythm)

and
‘ Smells like fruit, feels like clean,
On the treetops boughs,
Of the orchard, near the field,
Where buttercups dance around,’
did you want to have it all rhyme… free is fine, but mixed is sometimes awkward…

perhaps something like
‘Smells like fruit, feels like clean,
boughs in the treetops dancing,
in the orchard, near the field, (I think ‘in’ rather than ‘of’ makes more sense )
Where buttercups are prancing’

this also
‘Summer’s night, summer’s sky,
Laid out full of stars,
Like a painting, nothing more beautiful,
Whose artist included Mars,
Anticipating the sudden release,
Of a Milky Way,’
I am be
witched by a planet,
That I do not know the name,’

could go something like
‘Summer’s night, summer’s sky,
Laid out full of stars,
a beautiful painting there on high,
Whose artist included Mars,
Anticipating the sudden release,
Of the Milky Way’s show,
I am bewitched by a planet’s peace,
who’s name I do not know’

just inho I stress
if you don’t want to rhyme throughout then that’s fine
I just feel it needs to be one or the other – or only subtle rhyme if wanting to mix …

beautiful descriptive with good word usage
love judy

'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)

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