Summer Nights by Cherub MaddenAmber colors the evening sky sunset pink over lingering blue
Silver-laced clouds with swirling tangerine beards and big bulging bellies
nap in vista hammocks that shadow the shore
Snowy plovers playfully whistle “tur-weet,” chasing a sunbeam’s
golden retreat
Bright little kisses dot the twilight sky and darkness reaches out
as it spies the awakening moon’s smiling eyes
Straw-colored sea oats snug in their beds
whisper “shh” as the wind shifts and blows noisily by
Furry white knuckles tuck into the shore
as pearl-capped waves roar out a mariner’s tale
full of salt and the sea
and blue-green mermaids with confetti-colored shells in their hair. 04/10/2011 Posted on 04/10/2011 Copyright © 2024 Cherub Madden
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