Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Summer Green



the rice fields are green in August
long and green
beneath summer sky
come September
they fade towards brown
but they are green in August
June and July
an ocean of green carpets the valley
a playground
 for bird and sharp eye
the heron,
 the egret,
 the mallard
can be captured flying
between the green and summers blue sky

the rice fields are green in August
 greener than in June and July
come September
as it gets close to harvest
they will fade brown
waving summer goodbye...

bkmackenzie
2010

Posted for Alphabe-thursday summer school Rainbow Green
green was a hard one (these are the Sutter Buttes in Northern Cal - a few miles from where I live)
 
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15 comments:

  1. Brian MillerAugust 18, 2010 at 7:57 PM

    really a beautiful picture and a nice verse...i can see the brown waving goodbye...smiles.

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  2. JoAugust 18, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    what a lovely poem... i can feel the green leaving ...

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  3. PERMANENT POSIESAugust 18, 2010 at 10:50 PM

    I love the green fields but after weeks of temps over 100 in Texas...I would welcome the brown that comes with fall.

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  4. People Who Know Me Would Say:August 19, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Nicely done, BK, and perfectly paired with that awesome photo!!!

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  5. BettyAugust 19, 2010 at 6:05 AM

    A very nice poem to go along with a beautiful photograph.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 19, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    I didn't realize rice signaled the change of seasons. This poem is wonderful.

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  7. LolaAugust 19, 2010 at 7:01 AM

    Lovely green image married to equally eloquent words!

    Happy AlphabeThursday Green,

    LOLA:)

    PS My AlphabeThursday Green is posted if you've the time to pop over HERE!

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  8. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallAugust 19, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    very beautiful green!

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  9. Yanet @ 3 Sun Kissed BoysAugust 19, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    Gorgeous photo.
    BTW, I love this quote: I breathe romance, I sigh love....
    That'd be awesome one vinyl letter in a bedroom. Hmmm...

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  10. UnknownAugust 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    Great green post :) !

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  11. UnknownAugust 19, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    fields of green are so beautiful and your poetry captured it......

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  12. TerraAugust 20, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    I have never seen a rice field...though I imagine they can be beautiful

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  13. Christi SAugust 21, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    green like carpet...I've had that thought before! Beautiful as always!

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  14. JennyAugust 22, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    What a lovely poem.

    I love how your words turn into music as I read them. Such a gift you have.

    I have never seen a rice field but the image is lovely.

    Thank you for linking.

    A+

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  15. Personalized Sketches and SentimentsAugust 23, 2010 at 5:49 AM

    Lovely, lovely bit of green! Thank you dear friend for popping over!

    Blessings & Aloha!

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