Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Meadowdance





Indian paintbrush
and velvet rose,
a butterfly kiss
on my cheek, on my toes—
color me summer, remind me how to sing,
leave lipstick on winter
and the last breath of spring.



© 2013 Jennifer Wagner


Here’s to summer and dVerse OpenLinkNight #100!  Way to go Brian and Claudia and all the pub tenders and poets who make dVerse such a great place!

27 comments:

Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said...

Such a joyful piece Jennifer! Makes me want to dance and sing!

Brian Miller said...

smiles...very fun...color you summer...all the way to those toes...def a smile out of this one...

ayala said...

Jen, this is delightful. :)

Grace said...

Color me summer all year round if you like ~ Lovely to see you at the upb Jennifer ~ Enjoy the warmth of summer ~

Anonymous said...

Oh very nice...leave liptstick on winter...wonderful line!

Laurie Kolp said...

I love lipstick on winter! Beautiful.

LaTonya Baldwin said...

((sigh)) lovely. Laurie, I thought the same.

grapeling said...

Sweet, Jennifer ; ) ~ M

Mary said...

What a beautiful poem to accompany a beautiful picture! Here's to summer. I think it has arrived AT LAST here!

TCPC said...

Lovely picture and I love the way you worked it around your words a colour and feel for the seasons!

Orange UaPoet said...

Enjoyed reading this very much….simply brightened my day.

Margaret said...

I'm drowning in these sweet bliss-filled words and image!

Wendy Bourke said...

As you know, I do love a touch of rhyme. And what better place for it than in a welcome-to-summer meadowdance. "leave lipstick on winter" - what a metaphor for the tired old thing.

kelvin s.m. said...

...aww... this is outstanding Jennifer! your economy of words are truly excellent... & i loved it! smiles...

J Cosmo Newbery said...

A fun piece!

TALON said...

This read like a song. So sweet! And the pic made me want to jump into the computer and run through the fields! :)

Anonymous said...

beautiful, fun write. i love it when the wildflowers bloom, they are so exuberant in their brief gloy. This could be anywhere, but looks exactly like the meadow above the Sunrise ranger station on Mt Rainier in washinmgton, looking toward Burroughs Mountain, with those little stands of Engleman spruce on the ridge.

Anonymous said...

"Leave lipstick on winter" is a wonderful phrase. Well done on a beautiful poem!

joanna said...

"lipstick on winter..." --love it!

flaubert said...

Nice portrait of summer, Jennifer. Lovely sounds in this poem.

Pamela

Claudia said...

ha - i like the leaving lipstick on winter...all the colors...summer is just wonderful...sigh..was a lovely day over here as well

RMP said...

the whole piece is stunning, but I just loved the line, "leave lipstick on winter."

JayG said...

"remind me how to sing"...yes, I like that...nothing like summer to bring out our joys...a happy read...thank you

Unknown said...

I'm not usually a fan of summer but your words paint the season here with such warmth and color. Beautifully written

Tank said...

I love it! My favorite part is "leave lipstick on winter". Great refreshing write...

Lisa A. Williams said...

Let us never forget "how to sing". Beautiful Jennifer.

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Lovely - takes my breath away!
Anna :o]