[stylist] here's a poem

[Brad Dunse']

What nice imagery and emotion in that. Very nice.

Brad

On 5/17/2011  08:26 AM Judith Bron said...
>Very good!  Is it true?  Judith ----- Original 
>Message ----- From: "Barbara Hammel" 
><poetlori8 at msn.com> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org> 
>Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 11:00 PM Subject: 
>[stylist] here's a poem > Here’s a poem I 
>wrote last year.  An abstract artist and free 
>verse writer > friend of mine heard it today and 
>loved it for the mental pictures. > > What do 
>you think? > > > >  EVENING OF SEASON'S FIRST 
>SWIM > > By Barbara Hammel > > > > The twins and 
>I went out to play > > In world all wet and 
>sparkling gold, > > The icy water bit our 
>skin > > With diamond pricks of brilliant 
>cold, > > > > The freezing, sun-flecked swimming 
>pool > > Made one small child begin to 
>quake, > > His teeth began to chatter so > > And 
>all of him began to shake. > > > > And so out to 
>the swing we went > > To find the warmth left in 
>the day, > > How diff’Rent was the breeze we 
>felt > > As that bench swing began to 
>sway. > > > > The dappled, yellow, sun-warmed 
>air > > Brushed satin-smooth against my 
>skin, > > The spicy green of wet, cut grass > > 
>Filled every breath I drew within. > > > > The 
>velvet blue of twilight draped > > Its cooling 
>curtain over all, > > And through that beauty 
>gently swayed > > The swing and I and one boy 
>small. > > > > Through dappled, yellow, 
>sun-warmed air > > With just a hint of cooling 
>breeze, > > He shivered though it wasn't 
>cold, > > Beneath the shade of maple 
>trees. > > > > How different air can feel to 
>each > > When after swimming in the pool, > > I 
>feel the yellow, sun-warmed air, > > He feels 
>the chill, blue twilight cool. > > > > While 
>riding through the atmosphere, > > The dappled, 
>yellow, sun-warmed air > > Brushed satin-smooth 
>against his skin, > > As breezes dried him toe 
>to hair. > > > > Then velvet blue of twilight 
>draped > > Its curtain cool across the land. > > 
>The rhythm of the swing slowed down, > > I 
>reached and took his little hand. > > > > And 
>through the beauty walked we two, > > This once 
>more warmed up boy and I, > > Into the house and 
>put behind > > Such fun till sun comes back to 
>sky. > > > > > > > > Let every nation know 
>whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall 
>pay > any price, bear any burden, meet any 
>hardship, support any friend, oppose > any foe, 
>in order to assure the survival and the success 
>of liberty.--John > F. Kennedy > 
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