dVerse Poets – Open Link Night
Photo: Billyacatting Reserve
“Leaves are verbs that conjugate the seasons.” Gretel Erlich
The Herald Of Summer
There’s a corner of the garden,
a remnant of native bush
that I love to wander,
especially now, as the air is warmer,
but before I even feel that
I know it by the crunch and crackle
of those hardy leaves,
the daily autumnal, the
herald of summer,
and the smell,
yes the smell of eucalypts
in this dry avenue
is to be inhaled as fine whiskey,
and, in the stillness
the quiet is a rarefied sharpness
that carries its own energy
pierced only by cicadas and magpies,
and I float in my senses
past bees and dragonflies
as friends.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
gorgeous images
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Many thanks Sabin.
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You have transported me there, Paul. Just wonderful.
And I love that quote..
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Thank you Sandy, a lovely compliment indeed.
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You are most welcome.
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A wonderful poem for starting into a wonderful weekend. Thank you Paul, and have a enjoyable one. Michael
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Well, it is going to be warm on this, our last day of spring.
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Lovely
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Many thanks Maranda
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lovely!
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Thank you so much Kate.
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So evocative! ❤️
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Thank you so much Dawn.
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You’re welcome. Such a mindful walk. 🙂
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Yes, the best really. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Many thanks Heather
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Most welcome.
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Paul, it sounds so much like an out-of-body experience. Lovely!
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That’s exactly so Lisa, thank you for picking up on that.
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🙂
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I like your description of the smell as fine whiskey and the silence as sharpness carrying energy.
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Thank you for picking those up Frank, yes, I was really looking for metaphors, and I was thrilled when they came up, Thank you for reflecting back on this.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks Charles 😀
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I love the Erlich quote! Thanks for including it. Your poem perfectly captures why I am so attached to place–even though the sights, sounds, and smells and completely different. The photograph you included reminds me of a place in southern California that my daughter took my husband and me to during one of our first visits after she moved from the East Coast.
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Thank you for those encouraging words Liz, and for sharing a slice of your journey.
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🙂
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Paul, you have been on my mind. Your work (and poems) always makes me happy!
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