Wednesday 30 April 2014

like sunset on a perfect day


his little boy hug 
"hello"

lit the moments  
in sunshine rays,

for a few hours,  
and then . . .

his little boy kiss  
"good-bye"

took my breath away  
- in awesome wonder  -

like sunset:
on a perfect day. 

notes:  a redo of an even shorter verse “good-bye kiss” from several years ago.

The prompt from Poetry Jam this week is "Sunset".
  
photo:  Hawaiian Sunset. - M.J. Bourke
   
© 2014 Wendy Bourke

15 comments:

  1. ah i love how you equate your visit
    with the boy to the rise and fall of the sun
    smiles.

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  2. He's a pretty special little kid - my grandson.

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  3. Wendy, this is just perfect!

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  4. So beautiful. Those little boy greetings are so wonderful--and they are little boys such a short time!

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  5. love how you've captivated the fleeting glorious moment in the image of your precious one...beautiful Wendy...

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  6. This one just pulled at my, Wendy. Don't we wait all our lives for that special feeling that grandchildren give us ? A visit is worth more than gold ...

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  7. Delightful... pulls at my heartstrings, Wendy.

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  8. I like how you equate Hello with the day's sunshine and Good-bye with sunset - both good experiences, though of course, you probably preferred the Hello over the Good-bye.

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  9. in awesome wonder - powerful words that paint a wonderful picture, the heart of love.

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  10. The innocent boy equated with the rise and set of the sun is brilliantly done. so simple yet sweet.

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  11. Wonderful.. A precious moment, so good you framed it this way.

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  12. So sweet! A precious poem, just like your gramdson, I'm sure :-)

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  13. This made me very sad for some reason. The goodbye kiss equated with a sunset perhaps? Poignant!

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