Holidays
Another newly minted coin
rolls from the satin purse of night
adds yet more hours of wealth
to the collection
of summertime perfection.
© 2014 by Violet Nesdoly (All rights reserved)
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We’re recently back from holidays, which can sometimes feel other-worldly and too good to be true. We are also in the middle of a fabulous warm spell, with day after day of sunshine. I hope that you are also enjoying the rich abundance of summer!
You will also find me at Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ blog Today’s Little Ditty with a haiku growing in her Haiku Garden. Thank you, Michelle for featuring my poem!
This poem is linked to Poetry Friday, hosted today by the always-up-for-a-poem Mary Lee Hahn at A Year of Reading.
Violet Nesdoly 
Very nice!
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Oops, I hit ‘enter’ before I had a chance to say I was thinking of the moon when you referred to the “Coin” – but flowers work, too!
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Thanks, Matt. Yes the moon is definitely coin-like. But I was chose sunflowers for the way their color and the way they remind us of the sun.
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Oh, my! I am in love with this metaphor — sunrise/new day rolling out of the purse of night! Every word is perfectly chosen. Swoon!
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Lovely poem! Makes me want to go walk through wildflowers.
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What Mary Lee said…what a fresh, stunningly perfect metaphor you’ve chosen, Violet. Well done!!!
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I keep taking more pictures of the flowers, Violet. They are our wealth in summer, and you’ve captured it beautifully.
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Violet, this poem is a perfect little gem. The line, “rolls from the satin purse of night” is splendid as it sits in the sunshine of August.
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Beautiful! I love it.
Donna
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Oh, and the picture is amazing!
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“satin purse of night” – how wonderful.
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So love the metaphor of a flower as a coin, especially “the satin purse of night.” Lovely!
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Holidays! I need more of that! The taste of ‘summertime perfection’ is perfectly captured in your verse and photograph. 🙂
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Golden delights– your photograph and your poem! I think you grow magic over there in Vancouver. I look forward to visiting one day.
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Another newly minted coin, indeed! Love the joy in both poem and pic. Thanks for sharing!
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Love the image of the golden blossoms spilling from the “satin purse of night.” Summer would be less than perfection without the wildflowers.
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Gorgeous poem, Violet. Thank you for sharing! = )
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