fell in trickles -
like a soft cool shower,
at the close
of a sweltering day:
the pounding sun blasts
melting, at last,
into peaches and ice water
shimmers
that tickled - silent giggles -
in the sweet, quenching afterglow
of everything’s-going-to-be-alright
that – for a time –
lit the moments.
note: whether relief comes in the form of relief from physical discomfort or pain or mental apprehension or anguish - when relief comes, it seems to me, it leaves a light-hearted, refreshing afterglow (at least for a while).
note: whether relief comes in the form of relief from physical discomfort or pain or mental apprehension or anguish - when relief comes, it seems to me, it leaves a light-hearted, refreshing afterglow (at least for a while).
photo: Peaches and
Ice Water – W. Bourke
©
2013 Wendy Bourke
Yes. You have zeroed in on the moment of refreshing, perfectly. After a sweltering day, peaches and ice water do make it seem everything's-going-to-be-alright!
ReplyDeleteThey certainly have that effect on me.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you're able to regularly write so many poems. I keep falling behind in my reading! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this refreshing afterglow of relief. BTW, ate a lot of peaches this week!
Well, I find writing poetry is my mental health break in the day. I put on some light classical music or nature sounds, pick up a pen and note pad and I can feel my breathing deepening. I don't know how much longer I'll continue to blog - but I'll probably write poetry for a long, long time.
ReplyDeleteNice -- a cool shower at the end of a sweltering day.. And yes, I hope you DO write poetry for a long, long time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. You too!
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