On Mid-July

by [pens&feathers]

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I can still feel the waves
floating over my skin –
and what if these really are
the last days
of summer?

I always imagine that you have a heart
of green-grass and pencil shavings
and paint.
And you laugh like a child
because you have the eyes of one.
And speak the way the ocean would sound
if it could
sing.

And I sit here
on the asphalt driveway
and look up at the same sky
you see from your front porch,
and I feel the wind over my ankles –
the same wind that
whispers against
your windows.

How far is
too far?
I always believed that heartstrings
could stretch over an infinite number
of summer afternoons,
but these hours whittle away,
eroded by this quickening pulse
and off-beat heart.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. On Mid-July

    [ wall.doll ]'s Buddy Icon [ wall.doll ]

    Posted 3 months ago

    Once again, pens, you manage to blow me away with your writing. I love the feel of this, especially the second paragraph. Perfectly depicted summer moments and thoughts, every phrase precise and meaningful. Absolutely beautiful work. Bravo!

  2. On Mid-July

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is simply amazing. Not sure how else to describe it.
    “And speak the way the ocean would sound if it could sing.” I can not express how awesome that is.

  3. On Mid-July

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 3 months ago

    off-beat heart…off beat…arrhythmatic? erratic heart beat? Just thought the last line read funny, but I loved the sense of dread as summer draws to a close, and maybe losing time with a special someone. :)

  4. On Mid-July

    [pens&feathers]'s Buddy Icon [pens&feathers]

    Posted 3 months ago

    Thank you for the compliments! And Elsha, I thought the last line read funny too. I meant it as off-beat, as in ecclectic, different, ect. But you’re right, it does sort of sound a little silly. :]

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