gratitude to afrodite and bibek for adding two wonderful words to my vocabulary. i offer one by way of thanks.




prairie

 

a prairie day, lying side by side, dreamily

admiring the blue above, the drifting clouds—

 

susurrus of willowy grass and seed-heads 

keeping time, a monet's palette of wildflowers

 

over-spreading the prairie, brought here

by wind, by buzzing bees, by means zoophilous, 


almost overcome by the petrichor, so evocative

of childhood—would that love were as rich as this day.

 

 

 

 

 





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Written on 2020-07-07 at 20:07

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Bibek The PoetBay support member heart!
ah, such a beautiful day you've described in your poem. and, yes, petrichor is one of my favorite words -- i love the smell of earth after rain.
2020-07-09


shells
A relaxing read, great phrase "a Monet's palette of wildflowers." I am also educated by two of the words, I only know petrichor, love that smell.
2020-07-08