Thursday, July 10, 2014

"Midsummer"


Midsummer

Midsummer time languishes,
spring's bursting forth
long since soothed -n- settled.

Metallic wings skim over listless ponds,
hover, watch.  Fish slap -n- flop,
birds exchange half-hearted warbles

and sun-glazed horses swish corn-silk tails
as shadows slant long, cool fingers,
cue the katydids to defy season's stupor.

by Margaret Bednar, July 10, 2014


This is what it sounds like in my neck of the woods come night:


This is for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads "Word List for July" - of which I used three words: burst(ing), exchange, defy.


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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2014 at 2:41 AM

    idyllic, Margaret. Thanks for coming in and adding your voice ~ M

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  2. Vandana SharmaJuly 11, 2014 at 3:01 AM

    Beautiful picture and an equally complementing poem:)

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  3. avalonJuly 11, 2014 at 4:15 AM

    Hello Margaret,
    those jumpy bugs would liven things up :-)
    a bit like your use of the -n- as a jumpy bit of syntax. Nice

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  4. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 11, 2014 at 8:03 AM

    Katydids do sound like summer to me too. I like the way you have suggested their presence in the poem, as part of the bigger picture.

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  5. TexWisGirlJuly 11, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    that's really lovely. enjoyed the sound track, too. :) the photo is perfect for good fences, too. :)

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  6. hedgewitchJuly 11, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    That lazy summer feel just permeates this, Margaret.

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  7. Jennifer WagnerJuly 11, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    That photo is so striking...love it. And your poem is dead-on. Hope you are enjoying the season!

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  8. AnonymousJuly 11, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    Agh! I long for your summer, Margaret! That languor sounds so great. I know you are not really languorous, but your poem conveys the season's general languor! Thanks. k.

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  9. HelenJuly 11, 2014 at 7:37 PM

    Your photo is truly sun-glazed! Both poem and image beautiful. It is overcast in Bend, don't think we will see the Supermoon tonight. Hopefully, tomorrow.

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  10. Jannie FunsterJuly 11, 2014 at 8:28 PM

    Yep, sounds exactly like that around here too! And what a racket when once in a while one of the cats brings in one of those in its maw, via the pet door. Talk about waking you out of a dead sleep!! :)

    Cheers, Dear Margaret. And letting you know I'll be back in the studio on my song project this fall. have not forgotten about you on that! (As if I ever could.)

    xooxox

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  11. ScarletJuly 11, 2014 at 10:09 PM

    I feel lazy in midsummer now - listless and exchanging half-hearted warbles like the birds ~

    Wishing you happy weekend ~

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  12. Magaly GuerreroJuly 12, 2014 at 12:30 AM

    The last stanza whittles like a cool wind. Love the sounds...

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  13. Magaly GuerreroJuly 12, 2014 at 12:31 AM

    Ha! My "whittles" were supposed to be "whistles." But I guess the winds can cut a bit, if they like. ;-)

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  14. MarianJuly 12, 2014 at 12:37 AM

    katydids defying summer stupor, yes!

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  15. kaykualaJuly 12, 2014 at 2:06 PM

    The katydids sound fulfilling as though they were just waiting for the occasion to open up. Nicely Marge!

    Hank

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  16. HannahJuly 13, 2014 at 1:15 AM

    You paint with words!! Lovely, Margaret!

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