even the stars
delight in sweet repose
earned from shining all but invisibly
behind clouds hanging heavy
during long winter’s nights
they mirror our joy
as we dig our toes
deep into sand
– baked –
under the gaze of sweet summer sun
we sigh as the stars fade in early morn
the pale sky deepening to azure blue
as the sun reaches her zenith
we sigh
the stars rest
as we do
Summer has officially begun, and over on dVerse Poetics, Walt (our friendly host this evening) invites us to wax lyrical, inspired by the (hopefully) halcyon days of the warmest weeks and months ahead.
Here in the UK, this season is a mixed blessing, mostly a hoped for thing of long, hot, rain-free days, rather than an actuality! Still, the dark nights are shorter, the light is with us for longer, even if not rain free!
Walt has asked us to take our inspiration from one of the poems and poets he has included in his prompt, or perhaps use one from another dVerse contributor, or another poem/poet entirely. I have taken the line ‘even the stars’ from Kobayashi Issa’s ‘Summer Night’, which Walt shared with us in his prompt.
As always, I invite you to read the offerings from the other members of the dVerse community – and to take part if you feel so inspired! It’s fun, relaxing, and you’ll definitely get a warm welcome!
Freya Writes... 
This makes me want to write a star poem…all the metaphors they suggest. Such beautiful images you write.
Thank you so much, Victoria. 🙂
Quite the pleasurable gaze, Freya! Your imagery bursts off of the screen.
Thank you, Walt 🙂
the pale sky deepening to azure blue
as the sun reaches her zenith
we sigh
Beautiful!! Your words shine through bright as the stars ❤
Lots of love,
Sanaa
/we sigh as the stars fade in early morn/ is a terrific line; this prompt seems perfect for you; nice job.
Thank you, Glenn. That’s very kind – I appreciate it!
I sighed with this. So peaceful.
Good! Thank you!
I feel envious of the warm summer even when ours lasts as long as it does as today it is windy and cold as we go through our winter…..lovely as always Freya…
Thank you, Michael! It’s hard to imagine Australia being cold!
It’s 6am and my bed is very warm…..they tell me our weekend is going to be colder, maybe a frost? I can’t wait…not…though I do have an ambition to one day spend Christmas in the northern hemisphere just to see a white Christmas. It’s crazy I know.
There’s something lovely about a white Christmas – never happens in my part of the world though! Stay warm!
Doing my best….😄
Cool, to think of the stars needing a rest………
Indeed it is – thank you 🙂
The stars are so much like us.. I can hear them sleeping.
Yes, I’m sure they enjoy the rest too 🙂
Snap! I wrote a star poem too, but using a line from a different poem.
My favourite lines:
‘we sigh as the stars fade in early morn
the pale sky deepening to azure blue’
which encompass a gentle irony.
Heavenly…
Thank you, Kim!
This made me think of the days when I could stay up until dawn and watch the stars fade. I really like the physical shape of your poem, and it is so evocative.
I remember those days too 🙂 Thank you, Sarah!
Lovely and peaceful poem. 🙂 I hope you get the warm less-rainy days ahead that you desire.
Thank you, Linda!
even the stars delight in sweet repose….sigh…that is such a lovely line. I could have stopped there and been perfectly happy but so glad I finished the beautiful poem. Lovely.
Thank you so much for reading my poem and for your lovely comments! I really appreciate it!
Oh this poem takes breaths of sweet summer and exhales with peaceful sighs…very nice!
Thank you, Mish 🙂
Love the idea of the stars enjoying summer too! 🙂 Just catching up with my reading — lovely summer morning here in Boston– made all the more lovely by words like yours 🙂
Thank you so much, Lillian1 I know what you mean about catching up on the reading… 🙂