Under the harvest moon
when light shimmers upon a bank of flowers
he gazed upon with a smile
as sweet as warm wind in summer
Passion lends new zest to lone and blissful hours
The blooming red fields
night whispers until the early hours of morn
she smiled and pointed north
to a thousand glittering stars
‘like misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river’
oh let such love be ours
Photo credits: wallpaperscraft.com
Inspiration from the poem ‘Under the Harvest Moon‘
by Carl Sandburg
For my prompt “Summer sets upon Earth’s bosom bare” on 24th June at
8 am EDT
Posted on poems written on Prompt Nights
and posting for Poetics @ dVerse Poets Pub
Summer and romance – what a gorgeous combination!
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Another tender and passionate poem, Sanaa. Your inspiration shines through your work!
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Summer is definitely the season of intense love–beautiful.
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Gorgeous photo, and a beautiful piece.
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A perfect balance of mythos & sweet reality; nice take from the title of your chosen poem. I liked the line ‘like misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river’.
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Sanaa you are such a romantic, I love your take on this prompt….
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So romantic to fall in love under the moon and stars.
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We’ve got the same inspiration! I like your poem, so romantic 🙂
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Another Carl Sandburg poem as inspiration for your delightfully romantic poem – with poppies, no less! Thank you for such a sweet surprise on a Wednesday morning, Sanaa!
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Too soon, I hope, for harvest moon – we haven’t had summer yet. But I do love your words and picture.
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So romantic….so gentle….smiling I am.
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The moon in summer lends so much to lovers under it. Colors and smells, everything seems so alive, an escape from reality as long days are full of sunshine.
Nice!
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This is so beautiful, Sanaa!
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Simply beautiful!
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she smiled and pointed north to a thousand glittering stars…what a gorgeous image that is along with all the other. So tender and yet, so passionate
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Stunning work, Sanaa. Your choice of image works perfectly as well. I especially like…
“he gazed upon with a smile
as sweet as warm wind in summer”
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Lovely, romantic poem! Beautiful images in these lines:
“she smiled and pointed north
to a thousand glittering stars
‘like misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river’
oh let such love be ours”
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There is nothing quite like the heat of summer to translate into a passionate love. I think this is one of your best Sanaa. (That means I wish I had written it!)
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Those last two lines are lovely. I’ve felt love come upon me that way before, slow and dreamy giving way to an intense rush.
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Delightful Sanaa. Great prompt to write to in the midst of our winter……warms me thinking of the beach…
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“a thousand glittering stars” a majestic view…
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Your ending lines left my heart warm – some people are destined to see the wonder in stars and to be warm – no matter if it’s summer or winter – simply beautiful
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Now you have me thinking of the deliciousness of a summery October in June. The Harvest Moon is one of my favorite moons. I love the colors of that season, the smells in the air, the wondrous things that happen when the veil is thin…
Such a treat, Sanaa ❤
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So lovely, romantic and gentle, the bliss that lover brings 🙂
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Simply gorgeous, as always. I love the culminating, fervent plea!
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Oh, those summer romances. wonderful till school starts again…
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Beautiful images of summer, and a gentle plea for romance ‘oh let such love be ours.’ There is something certainly captivating about the long-awaited summer. Lovely 🙂
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Simply gorgeous writing, Sanaa! Find me a love like this one.
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