Summer Night, 1913, by Albert Bloch
The heat of summer
Painfully tugging, pulling
Gnawing at the skin
Bright and breezy some
days, hues of blue in the nights
Colors blend in warmth
Parched lips on chap sticks
Refrained, awaiting slowly
Autumn emerges
Written for Tess' Magpie #133 and Haiku Heights' September Heights Day 02 P#161 with prompt -color-
nice...really nicely written...i like the waining summer gnawing at the skin...great choice of verb it has an intensity...and i am rather fond of autumn so...bring it on...smiles...
ReplyDeletelast night there was a full moon so bright i saw the hues of blues in the night.....i liked the feel of your piece very much...x
ReplyDeleteAs summer goes
ReplyDeleteWe get less sticky woes
Plus autumn is grand
Until snow hits your land
prettily so! love the closing lines...i, too, am waiting for autumn to emerge!
ReplyDeleteLove your last stanza, especially "Parched lips on chap sticks."
ReplyDeleteI always love the late spring til early summer then the first half of autumn... It brings lots of colors... Autumn reminds methat there is a time to rest, to sleep....
ReplyDeleteGood write Pare!..
Pareng JJ
Reading your words makes me want to see summer end as quickly as possible!
ReplyDeleteThe Perfect Color
Really nice write! I love your word choice.
ReplyDeleteAh now I see it... Blue moon.
ReplyDeletelovely set.. enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteO come sweet autumn!
ReplyDeleteI see that we wrote about the coming of autumn ~ Nice seasonal post Hank ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday ~
A very nice entry to a cooler season..
ReplyDelete"emerges" seems to be the key to the entrance of autumn, doesn't it? I don't think I've ever seen autumn burst upon the scene!
ReplyDeleteTurquoise Serpent
Such a pretty poem. Well done. k.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Hank. I like the transition toward autumn.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this poem very much. I especially like the first line "the heat of summer Painfully tugging" We are all looking forward to fall it seems :-)
ReplyDeleteDon't you think summer is becoming more harsh and difficult to deal with? It used to be that chap sticks were meant for winter, not the summer heat. I love your haiku set. Here's hoping autumn is a relief. Thank you for sharing your brilliant work, Hank. =D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wording. Well done!
ReplyDeleteHues of blue in the night - love it!
ReplyDeleteI really like where you went with this....nicely done
ReplyDelete.. parched lips on chapsticks ... great line (so true) .. lovely write!!
ReplyDeleteParched lips on chapped sticks, really produces images for me. Maybe from yesterdays romp at the fair, where stuff on a stick is everywhere. Even salad on a stick, I kid you not, and had it again this year. I like in such few words how you brought autumns coming....no matter what!
ReplyDeleteThese three are among your best - may be your best yet. They work really well. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteSeems you have contacted the avant garde of the autumn spiritual cavalcade,vHank, well done !
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of suggestive colors. Fall can be so many different colors. I love the blue night.
ReplyDeleteParched lips on chap sticks - what a picture this conjures up. A cool blue breeze would be very welcome.
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