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A Mellow Yellow High

Walking enchanted underneath

a vast high yellow canopy

with coal black struts supporting,

and recalling the heavy  scent of drowsy  summer evenings.

The honeylike aroma indicating a bees' paradise,

A gentle zephyr suddenly sighed

sending bright yellow snowflake leaves

to their final fall, so forming

an ornate mosaic leaf carpet underfoot,

of every possible sunlike shade.

Cream to chrome, saffron to gold and daffodil.

So generous are the lime trees every year.

 

 

 

 

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John Marks

Sat 14th Jan 2023 21:53

The right words, in the right order. Sleepiness (hypersomnia) oozes out of this poem Jennifer. J

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jennifer Malden

Tue 13th Dec 2022 18:24

Wow! So many likes, totally unexpected. Thanks Frederick K, John C, New shoes, Stephen G., Holden and Pete. This of course happens every year, but never fails to cause this same delight. Thanks again, very encouraging.

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John Botterill

Wed 7th Dec 2022 16:10

Beautiful and atmospheric, Jennifer! 😀

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jennifer Malden

Mon 5th Dec 2022 15:30

Thanks Bethany and Keith. Every year I am still amazed at the beauty of the lime trees. They go a most incredible lemon yellow, as you will prob have guessed!, and on warm summer nights the scent of the flowers fills the whole area. Don't remember many in my Scottish childhood, perhaps they don't like the cold. Thanks again.

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Sun 4th Dec 2022 22:50

So beautiful Jennifer. Thank you.

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keith jeffries

Sun 4th Dec 2022 21:44

A poem which uses to the full a descriptive quality which will entrance any reader.
Well done. A good poem
Thanks
Keith

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