A Summer’s Night (Poetry)

~ humoringthegoddess

A summer’s night
Songs cloud the crisp air of night
Ringing voices singe the tips of the trees
And fall gently to the earth
Only to be absorbed and heard from no more.

I scream violently through the crevices of my mind
What is wrong — why do I torture myself as I do?
Love has vanished
Evaporated into the depths of time.

Give up your useless crusade,
Abandon your ballet shoes, your tiara
Your nylon stocking.
Come back to where thoughts linger
In their own poverty-stricken holes.

Cast your eyes upon the dawn
Watch as shivering beams of sunlight
Illuminate the corners of the night.
Do not cry in remorse or self pity
At the ragged state of things.
Dry your tears, put on your blue jeans
And pick up your shattered dreams.

 

April 1977

 

 

 

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I am a writer of fantasy fiction that often surrounds middle-aged women. I am a married mother of two and granny to three, a BoHo Chic kinda gal. I am recently retired and busier than when I worked 9-5. But writing and blogging is my main game.

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