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Flaming June

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Published by Parson Thru on June 9, 2012 - 00:09
from the ABC set Parson Thru II

Deafened by cicadas,
tinnitus in the trees.
Blue sky and silver leaves
shiver in the breeze.

Music drifts like woodsmoke
over basking olived hills.
Rocking lights of fishing boats
sparkle where the palette spills.

I held this dream of summer close
whilst, outside, trees were cowed.
The windows shook and lashed with rain
as Flaming June it howled.

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AJC_Scott | June 9, 2012 - 00:39

ha ha! very appropriate. i like 'tinnitus in the trees'...i'm a sucker for alliteration!

Parson Thru | June 9, 2012 - 00:43

Thanks AJC. Sounds like a village in the Cotswolds.

Denzella | June 9, 2012 - 07:22

Yes, I liked this poem and I recognized June's glorious weather too. Tinnitus in the trees is a very memorable phrase.

Moya

Rhiannonw | June 9, 2012 - 09:12

Enjoyed, simple and compactly written too, — I liked that phrase too, and the 'cowed' trees. I expect you'll see the dream again soon though, and it'll be doubly appreciated!
Rhiannon

Parson Thru | June 9, 2012 - 09:46

Thanks Moya and Rhiannon. Let's hope. Hope the sun shines where you are.

seashore | June 10, 2012 - 08:05

I too liked `tinnitus in the trees'......
Nice one Parson Thru.

Parson Thru | June 10, 2012 - 08:49

Thanks seashore and everyone. Thanks eds.

Silver Spun Sand | June 10, 2012 - 08:57

Nice one, PT...and I could so identify with it;-)

Tina

Parson Thru | June 10, 2012 - 12:43

Thanks Tina. It hasn't rained since I posted it! Now we know what to do.

Just taken another baby-step. Published first e-book on Kindle (Just Parson Thru). Yay!

Denzella | June 10, 2012 - 14:27

Hello Parson Thru,

I too have been thinking of going down the Kindle route. Was it reasonably easy to do and is it expensive?

Moya

Parson Thru | June 10, 2012 - 16:37

:-) Hi Moya. Still fighting with it. Cheap - free in fact - but very clunky to publish. I would have a good read of all the guidance on the site and elsewhere. It doen't help that there are 2 protocols running that render slightly differently (Kindle 2 and Kindle 8). Use the preview tools carefully before uploading and publishing. You need to save Word documents as HTML (not too difficult), but if youo miss something and have to update the file it gets very clunky. I chose Kindle over competitors like Lulu as it seems to be the market leader and gets your work out to more people. I have priced very cheaply just to get my stuff out there. Might look at other options soon but have to do some tidying first (I have been told!). Good luck whatever you do Moya.

Denzella | June 10, 2012 - 19:41

Hello Parson Thru,

Thank you for all this information. My daughter suggested to me some time ago about Kindle and I took a quick peep and thought it didn't look too difficult but one can soon learn that it is a mistake to underestimate the level of difficulty.

Anyway, thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

Moya

Parson Thru | June 10, 2012 - 22:15

My pleasure Moya. Hope you get something on the'bookshelf' soon.

RachelPatricia | June 11, 2012 - 13:01

What a beautiful yet somehow haunting little poem, Parson - very much enjoyed indeed, thanks :)

Parson Thru | June 11, 2012 - 18:51

Thank you Rachel (Patricia?). A beautiful yet haunting comment. Thanks :-)

fatboy74 | June 12, 2012 - 11:10

Simply a pleasure to read this Parson. :-)

Parson Thru | June 12, 2012 - 22:10

Thank you FB :-)