WINTER'S PROMISE

WINTER'S PROMISE
OR
A WHIFF OF AUTUMN
IN A SUMMER WIND

As I sat and read,
It came to me,
In the breeze --
August and warm --
Filtering through,
The open window. . .
From the book,
Now forgotten,
Lying upon my lap,
Raising my eyes,
And turning my gaze,
Outward to sunshine,
I sought reassurance. . .
Yet, even still,
The icy fingers
Of a shiver,
Ran through me --
Clutching at my soul. . .
Denying but, knowing,
With certainty,
I wept. . .

Comments: 13

elizabeth e. Aug 5, 2007, 11:40pm EDT

I, too, deny winter exists as augusts days wan.

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Margy O. Aug 5, 2007, 11:50pm EDT

We all cling to something. Summer is as good as any thing. I like this piece.

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lawrence g. Aug 6, 2007, 7:06am EDT

I guess it depends on where you live, here we embrace winter, as the summers are far too hot and humid to enjoy.

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Dalal A. Aug 6, 2007, 8:11am EDT

Certainly some days in winter make me weep, not yet though.

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Layla Morgan Wilde Aug 6, 2007, 11:30am EDT

So, true! Every year, a few days after my birthday on July 30th, I feel the subtle shift to Autumn.

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Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. Aug 6, 2007, 1:03pm EDT

Thanks for all of your lovely comments, Angela, Elizabeth, Margy, Lawrence, Dalal and Layla... You are all too kind... It's somehow comforting to know that there are others that feel this way, too... :^)

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Pat M. Aug 7, 2007, 1:00am EDT

Thank you Jean. I'm looking at it the other way round right now, waiting eagerly for spring. Shame it is a zero-sum situation for us, though.

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Lisa B. Aug 7, 2007, 1:42am EDT

Thanks for sharing. Loved it.

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Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. Aug 7, 2007, 2:46am EDT

Thanks for reading & commenting, Pat & Lisa... :o)

Ah, yes! I remember, Pat, you're in the Southern Hemisphere in New Zealand... And your water all drains counter-clockwise, too! ;o)

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