Of summer and wild musings

I pluck them between the hour of twilight
breathing in their fragrance sweet
having only to break into the halting buds
to feel summer stretch along cloudless skies

To fleeting time and wanton sighs
scattered upon flushed and nodding grass
this heart’s no longer a stranger
to the visage upon a sea of glass

How can I silence the soul in me
so as to tremble not before a whistling river
torn between echo of conscience and time’s
most devastating smile, I glide

I thread my way through the faithful field
knowing to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain
at length the stars reciprocate with praise
for courage to summer and wild musings taste

 

Photo credits: Pixabay

Posted for ‘Tuesday Platform’ @ Real Toads

& Posted on ‘Poetry Pantry’ @ Poets United

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54 thoughts on “Of summer and wild musings

  1. Old Egg says:

    Your poetry is always so full beautiful descriptions Sanaa and is a delight to read. However the first verse here is really stunning.

    1. Yes, you’ve done it again! Gorgeous image illustrating luscious words and beautiful ideas.

      1. Sanaa says:

        Awww!❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so good to see you!❤️

    2. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  2. Thotpurge says:

    Time’s devastating smile… i’m trying to imagine it.. is it happy?

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 so good to see you ❤️

      (In this case it’s a bit daunting)

  3. Anna :o] says:

    Wonderful dreamy words – as always, a pleasure to read.
    Anna :o]

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  4. Shawna says:

    Holy moly, this is amazing:

    “between echo of conscience and time’s
    most devastating smile, I glide”

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Shawna 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️

  5. Bjorn Rudberg says:

    This makes me love the night…

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  6. Jim says:

    A wonderful field of flowers you have constructed here. You would love seeing and treading in our fields of Texas bluebonnets.
    And pluck a few at twilight.
    ..

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️

  7. Debi says:

    This feels so dreamy… beautiful picture too

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Debi 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  8. Oh, I can’t chose a favorite line. The whole thing is so beautiful. Love the photo also.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  9. kanzensakura says:

    A lovely dreamlike quality to this.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  10. A dreamlike poem, beautifully gentle and fragrant. My favourite lines:
    ‘to feel summer stretch along cloudless skies’;
    ‘I thread my way through the faithful field
    knowing to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain’.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  11. Kerry says:

    How can I silence the soul in me…

    Such a powerful line in your wonderful lyrical poem.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  12. “….torn between echo of conscience and time’s most devastating smile…..” what fantastic lines! Lovely, Sanaa.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  13. “to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain”, and who/what would we be without the pain (and wonderful feelings) that help us become?

    So powerful, Sanaa.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  14. Sumana Roy says:

    “torn between echo of conscience and time’s / most devastating smile, “….A difficult space to be in. Such a powerful thought! I must say all the lines are my favorite, Sanaa.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  15. totomai says:

    Romantic, Sanaa. Like a bridge – anticipating the next season

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Totomai 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  16. Mary says:

    Summer is a delightful time for ‘wild musings.’

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  17. Shawna says:

    Oh, Sanaa. I love this:

    “this heart’s no longer a stranger
    to the visage upon a sea of glass”

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Shawna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  18. Magical Mystical Teacher says:

    I hope the speaker in the poem never silences the soul within her!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, MMT 🙂 so good to see you ❤️

  19. Susan says:

    To reap the praise of the sky may be reward enough for the pain of change, the too swift minutes of twilight.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Susan ❤️

  20. gillena says:

    Adorably romantic

    Happy you dropped in at my Sunday Standard today Sanaa

    much love…

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  21. ZQ says:

    Sweet and discerning.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, ZQ 🙂 so good to see you ❤️

  22. Thank you for this dream. Beautiful.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Martin 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️

  23. Wendy Bourke says:

    The opening of this is inspired. You begin with a reference to plucking buds and breathing in the sweet fragrance and dissolve into a beautifully rendered cascade of musings. I thought that was quite evocative and perhaps even, rather metaphorical in a unique and mesmerizing way. Great writing!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Aww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

  24. Margaret says:

    “knowing to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain” Wise words – and the beginning of true growth usually.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  25. Myrna says:

    Beautiful musings Sanaa. I’ve missed your inspirational writing. Glad to read them today.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so good to see you!❤️

  26. gillena says:

    Luv the “halting buds”
    nature at her best, everything in her own time.
    Thanks Sanaa for visiting and linking up at Monday WRites this week

    Much❤️love

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

      Much🌹love

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