Virgo fades. Summer
solstice sleeps. Harvest moon wanes.
Long night approaches.
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Karin S. Wiberg 
I like this one very much!
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Thanks, Leslie!
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Hi Karin, a lovely entry and reminiscent in character and flavor of Hal Borland, who wrote such lovely nature idylls for the New York Times in bygone days. I have at least three books of his seasonal writings. If you haven’t read him, he’s a must.
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Harry – Thanks for the kind words and the recommendation. I will check out Borland’s work! –Karin
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Two of my favorites are Sundial of the Seasons and Twelve Moons of the Years — both based on his columns for the New York Times and both evocative of the four seasons, remarkable in their descriptive abilities of plant life, animals and seasonal changes. A poem I wrote dedicated to Borland, part of my upcoming book:
Another Full Moon on the Deck
One for Hal Borland
The moonlight tonight sinks like snow
onto the back deck, slides down the steps
and into the yard like syrup. Everything
is backlit and sweet on this late
November night. Yet the memories,
the unfulfilled dreams burn like a cigarette
smoldering too close to the filter,
a smoky incense scenting the cool air.
Yes, you can almost smell it,
in this crisp, stark-lit night.
The decay of deaths too close to you,
the smell of promises drifting away,
but maybe you’re redeemed by this gentle light
and your love snoozing peacefully beside you
coalesce like a gestalt or a painting,
moon displaying bare branches
on a portrait-box of earth.
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That is lovely, Harry. Thank you. I can’t wait to read the whole book!
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You’ll have to wait, and quite a while, I’m afraid. The publisher’s estimated time of arrival is “early 2015.” The upside is that they do beautiful work, so I’ll have something I can really be proud of. I was looking through the manuscript for poems for the upcoming reading, and the work is solid, which I guess goes without saying if the press is going to publish it. 🙂
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With modern publishing, that’s way too long!!!!!!!
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