POEMBLOG.VOXPOETICA.COM: August Afternoon

vox poetica

Back to Main Page
Quick Search

Search only in titles: Keyword:

Search in:

Date Range:

Advanced Search

Basic Search
Monthly Archives
Recent Posts
1. Threnody for the Fallen
  Tuesday, May 29, 2012
2. The Congresswoman's Brain
  Monday, May 28, 2012
3. madeline's garden of ashes
  Monday, May 28, 2012
4. The Way
  Saturday, May 26, 2012
5. In Vermeer's Light
  Saturday, May 26, 2012
6. How can I say?
  Thursday, May 24, 2012
7. Consideration
  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
8. Muse's Ode
  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
9. History Gone Cold
  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
10. Robin's Rhapsody
  Monday, May 21, 2012
Recent Comments
1. jeanette cheezum on History Gone Cold
  5/28/2012
2. bobbie troy on History Gone Cold
  5/26/2012
3. bobbie troy on In Vermeer's Light
  5/26/2012
4. Jean on History Gone Cold
  5/26/2012
5. Jean on History Gone Cold
  5/24/2012
6. Jeanette Gallagher on History Gone Cold
  5/23/2012
7. bobbie troy on History Gone Cold
  5/23/2012
8. Mariah on She's Wet Her Pants
  5/21/2012
9. Jean on She's Wet Her Pants
  5/21/2012
10. bobbie troy on ICU
  5/20/2012
Subscribe

Blog Post
Bio Link
Annmarie Lockhart, editor of vox poetica, has been reading and writing poetry since she could read and write. A lifelong Bergen County resident, she lives two miles from the hospital where she was born.
Thank you ...
... for being part of this expression experiment!
Twitter Link

follow voxpoetica at http://twitter.com
Find us on Facebook
vox poetica

Promote Your Page Too
vox poetica's 15 Minutes of Poetry
inspirations: images & words

Now available! The first collection of poetry inspired by the prompts page!
Tag Cloud
Annmarie Lockhart Bobbie Troy Contributor Series 10 Contributor Series 7 Contributor Series 8 Contributor Series 9 death dream dreams free verse hope life loss love memory music summer time winter words

POEMBLOG.VOXPOETICA.COM: August Afternoon

August Afternoon

Kay Brownlow is one of the Albright Poets based in Virginia. You will not find that surprising when you read her work. We should all spend some time in one of their workshops! Kay is not content to let humans bear the sufferings of summer heat alone. In this poem she spreads the experience out over the entire natural realm.

August Afternoon

By Kay Brownlow

Heat shimmers off the concrete,

stuns the senses,

makes thoughts

of action

seem absurd

this silent day.

Even an obstinate crow

who wings from

tree to tree,

protesting raucously,

soon quiets

as he gets

no answer,

no satisfaction,

when no leaf stirs

and an unforgiving sun

bleaches the world

into submission.

Posted by Annmarie at 8/4/2010 11:42 PM

Categories: today's words
Tags: heat Kay Brownlow summer sun crow

Trackbacks

Trackback specific URL for this post

No trackbacks exist for this post.

Comments

Display comments as (Linear | Threaded)

8/5/2010 5:14 AM Jean wrote:
Kay! Your poem brings back the feel of an unbearable day in To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Your words fold into one another to make a perfect picture of the discomfort of the dog days of summer. Thank you!
Reply to this
8/5/2010 7:49 AM Jeanette Cheezum wrote:
Kay, this is beautiful, and appropriate for this time of year.
Reply to this
8/5/2010 9:47 AM bobbie troy wrote:
I love the last three lines!
Reply to this
8/5/2010 12:36 PM Jeanette Gallagher wrote:
Kay, I love your wonderful poem. Like the crow, I've protested and been angry with this unrelenting heat but doesn't change. Your August poem says it all -- perfectly. Congratulations!
Reply to this

Back to Main Page

Quick Search

Monthly Archives

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Subscribe

Bio Link

Thank you ...

Twitter Link

Find us on Facebook

vox poetica's 15 Minutes of Poetry

inspirations: images & words

Tag Cloud

August Afternoon

Trackbacks

Comments

Leave a comment