The Roses of time
bloom around me todayThe honeysuckle is prime
in its sweet,fragrant way
The wild rhododendron
is putting on a show
Soon the ivy will come
the rhododendron will go
He loves me, he loves me not
the daisies are here
Black-eyed Susie's hit the spot
and make my heart cheer
Blackberries are on track
plenty of blooms in sight
The whipper wills are back
I here them every night
The turtle doves are soothing
to my heart there's no end
The red cardinals are singing
and being selfish again
I've been watching the creek
for wild ducks to swim
Today I took a peek
I saw a woodpecker on a limb
My garden is green
a summer's bounty will be
Tall sunflowers in between
the birds are waiting patiently
Each day I look around
there's so much to see
I'm waiting for lightning bugs to abound
it's a treasure to me
Oh the beautiful country side
so much living I've sown
To live else where I've tried
but there's no place like home
Susie Swanson Copyright, 2011
What a pretty poem, Susie. I love all the wonderful images. Great picture too. Red, white, and blue appropriate for this weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Daisy, all of it is wonderful !
ReplyDeleteYou always know how to bring all the sences to life !
An appealing description of country side! How true, no place like home, and a home so beautiful. Reading the poem, all I want to do is go and watch mother nature, sleep in her laps, admire the beauty spread all around us.
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Monika
What a lovely poem Susie, It takes me back to my country home while growing up...Sweet memories of summer...thanks for the memories ~.^
ReplyDeleteOkay I need to coem to your country side of all that kvieky beauyty spring up everywhere. I was transplanted there. Now I must go back home to reality!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem.
Blessings
Ahh yes! All these lovely things we can enjoy in the country. I don't believe I've seen any lightning bugs yet, and whipperwills, well, they make me feel lonesome for some reason. This was a very good descriptive poem for summer.
ReplyDeleteOh Susie---that is wonderful... Not only do I love the photo with all of the colors, but I also love your poem. If one reads that, he/she could not help but LOVE this time of year....Thanks so much for sharing.
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Hugs,
Betsy
Hi Susie, such a beautiful and descriptive poem! I love the lines about the whipperwills, the black eyed susans and the lightening bugs. Summer will soon be here in full bloom. The old timers in our area, said their used to be lightening bugs everywhere here in our part of Georgia, but sightings of them are rare today. Having grown up in California, I had never seen one. Then last night my niece came running in and said she saw some lightening bugs in the back meadow. We all ran out and sure enough there they were! They were so beautiful! Such surprising little sparks of fairy light! Your poem is wonderful Susie and I hope you have a lovely evening! Delisa :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Susie, what a beautiful description of the country, our mountains, and this time of year. You've used so much beautiful imagery in this lovely poem. It just makes me feel so good to read it. This is one of your best poems.
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for the beautiful words. I love this time of year and there's so much to admire and write about... Susie
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