Villanelle – Summer Nights
I dress the trees behind me
in layers, just like leaves
as the cold summer nights still freeze.
I can feel in the morning a gentle breeze
caress my tired eyes with a loving kiss
as I dress the trees behind me.
In Winter these bare bones hold no leaves;
in Autumn leaves fall like the stars we wish
upon my shoulders the cold Summer nights still freeze.
But in Spring, once more, I do as I please;
the hardest thing to do is to forgive
as I dress the trees behind me.
In my memories of the times where we
had all the time of life left to live,
now the cold Summer nights still freeze.
And still, I walk among the barren trees
save for the spiders high among the branches weave
who have dressed the trees behind me
for the cold Summer nights still freeze.
2021©DSCoremans
Poem 22 of 24, written for the 24hr ‘Poetry Marathon’ 2021 by DS Coremans
Forever Distracted by Life
As always my friend, you take us along for the ride.
Autumn leaves and wishes. Love it!
Glad you like it. =)
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Like this too much, really felt like the knew the path you walked on!
I’m really glad you liked it, I often let the poem create it’s own path as I write. When I am writing I am merely on the journey, not trying to reach the destination. =)
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Beautifully written. Love this line especially: the hardest thing to do is forgive. It brings another dimension to the imagery. Thank you for sharing.
I like the language of this poem, such as the repetition of the line “for the cold Summer nights still freeze” (which would have been such a visceral line by itself, made more powerful by the repetition). I also particularly liked the lines “in Autumn leaves fall like the stars we wish” and “save for the spiders high among the branches weave” especially since my garden is currently wreathed in spider webs. Definitely a poem that made me stop and think.
“I dress the trees behind me
in layers, just like leaves
as the cold summer nights still freeze.”
– Wonderful and surprising and the way the poem shifts beyond that and grows and changes, really is wonderful, and remarkably written.