It’s June today,
so summer’s darling
smile me miles on sunbeams
stun my softly on your wings;
come, darling bloom
for me in blue
forget what darkness brings
and slip me scores of skin
so we may sleep
in ceaseless bliss
of summer’s sun.
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June 1, 2020
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Very Nice! I love those poems. Hope you are doing well, my friend. Good to hear from you amidst all this mess.
I thought the word was slip? And June ‘slipped you scores of skin’ – such an evocative line that but so too:
“so summer’s darling
smile me miles on sunbeams”
This is so dreamy and romantic Bjorn. I love ‘Bloom for me in blue’ sigh…
I love the image you chose to illustrate this wonderfully summery quadrille, Björn, and the ambiguous title: it could be summer is darling, which it is at the moment, before it gets too hot, or the darling of summer. I like the way you set your poem in the now with ‘It’s June today’ and the internal rhyme of ‘smile me miles’, so cheerful, and the ‘ooh’ sounds of ‘bloom for me in blue’.
In ceaseless bliss
Of summer’s sun……nice alliteration.
in ceaseless bliss
of summer’s sun
love them lines finishes the peace of wonderfully
This is breathtakingly beautiful, Bjorn! 😀 I love “come, darling bloom
for me in blue forget what darkness brings and slip me scores of skin.” Woww!! 💝💝
Such a sensuous poem, very evocative of a certain type of summer day.
Oh, to “forget what darkness brings” to “sleep in ceaseless bliss of summer’s sun.”
I like the smiles on sunbeams.
Nice, a very romantic mood
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A lovely romantic interlude with beautiful accompanying art, Bjorn. Thank you for momentarily taking my mind away from the unrest that is ravishing our cities, mine included.
‘bloom for me in blue’ how magical
smile me miles on sunbeams – I always say smiles go a long way.
Bloom for me in blue – sigh
kaykuala
so we may sleep
in ceaseless bliss
of summer’s sun.
How we can look forward to the rewarding mood of the summer’s sun in some days! It’s a matter of wishing and being thankful for a good life, so they say!
Hank
June and dreaming of Summer! Very nicely done!
You captured the heat of summer. (K)
Love this one, Bjorn. And a perfect illustration. “Come darling, bloom for me in blue.” Charming.
A comforting piece…the “s”s were very soothing.
Lilting with chimes and rhymes and alliteration – it gives it an incantatory feel. Very luscious.
A very happy tone and a hopeful June!
This is all I ask of summer right now, that is all, not too much I think, just all the love and softness I could drink.
Love this Bjorn!
What a beautiful sensual poem to summer!
I want to fold into this generous intimacy.
A lovely bit of sensual enticement.
I’m a big fan of summer. You’ve captured the feeling of summer warmth and joy beautifully.
All the delicious assonance of a summer day. May it be long and luscious after such a dark winter. So liked the shifting sounds in: ‘smile me miles on sunbeams…’
“forget what darkness brings
and slip me scores of skin
so we may sleep
in ceaseless bliss ”
This. I love these lines. And this you used the somnolent “Flaming June” as the image for it.
How the alliteration crackles and hums in this one, like a well-fed fire! Beautiful!