Sunday, June 22, 2014

tilt the semi-axis (in cinquain)


Glasshouse at Chihuly Garden and Glass – Seattle, WA
Photo © 2014 Jennifer Wagner




ice cold
lemonade—the
kind to make you pucker
the scent of fresh-mown grass, ahhh it’s
summer


© 2014 Jennifer Wagner


Just for fun for Poets U (Midweek Motif:  The Longest/Shortest Day, Solstice and Poetry Pantry).  Happy Summer!

19 comments:

Brian Miller said...

ha. lemonade on the porch, once the grass is cut...nothing quite so refreshing...and def the smell of fresh cut grass is very nice...

Sherry Blue Sky said...

I love the smells of summer! and your poem!

Sumana Roy said...

enjoy as long as it lasts...beautiful lines :)

Gabriella said...

Very evocative poem! You have captured that summer instant most effectively.

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Makes me smile.

Scarlet said...

Lovely taste of summer - I can smell the scent of fresh-mown grass ~

Grace

Truedessa said...

Oh, I do enjoy some ice cold lemonade on a summer day..a lovely cinquain one of my favorite forms.

Mary said...

Oh, I haven't had a good glass of lemonade in a long, long time. It's time, I think. Summer is gone oh too soon. Well-formed cinquain, Jennifer.

Unknown said...

Immediately makes me think of summer even before you said so :)

Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said...

I am beginning to feel summer--I love this time of year--catching up on people and posts--

brudberg said...

Yes.. that would be summer.. the face that pucker made me smile.. Too cold here for lemonade.. it's better with hot-chocolate :-)

Susan said...

Yes! Love.

Ella said...

This made me smile! Such much joy in the bouquet of summer :D

humbird said...

How beautiful words and photo together!

Justin Lamb said...

I can just about taste this poem. Yay for summer! :)

Magyar said...

The Crapsy element... so well aligned and written! Summer is here! _

Wendy Bourke said...

Perfectly drawn. I am there. Smiles.

Anonymous said...

very cool (pun not intended. i think.) ~

Anne V said...

I too love lemonade that makes me pucker...a lovely piece. Marvellous photograph as well.