Flaming June

Cherry

By Parson Thru

Sat, 09 Jun 2012
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17 comments
 

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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Comments

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

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thanks AJC. Sounds like a village in the Cotswolds.

Parson Thru

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

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
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

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thanks Moya and Rhiannon. Let's hope. Hope the sun shines where you are.

Parson Thru

Submitted by seashore on
I too liked `tinnitus in the trees'...... Nice one Parson Thru.

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thanks seashore and everyone. Thanks eds.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Nice one, PT...and I could so identify with it;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
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!

Parson Thru

Submitted by Denzella on
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
 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
:-) 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.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Denzella on
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
 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
My pleasure Moya. Hope you get something on the'bookshelf' soon.

Parson Thru

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

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thank you Rachel (Patricia?). A beautiful yet haunting comment. Thanks :-)

Parson Thru

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Simply a pleasure to read this Parson. :-)

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Thank you FB :-)

Parson Thru