Sunday, July 17, 2011

On This 17th of July (For Poetry Potluck Week 44)



On this 17th day of July,
I decide to give myself wings to fly:
I will be visiting Mars
and collecting fireflies with a million jars;
I will be landing on the Moon
and eat my dinner without a spoon;
I will be knocking at the door of the Sun
and offer him a bottle of homemade wine;
I will be playing hide and seek with stars
and land on earth with no scars…
I will listen to the whispers of summer wind
while I begin to read your poetry, beautiful and grand.





Monday Poetry Potluck W44, Share 1 to 3 poems with Jingle Poetry Potluck, enjoy poetic friends, You are invited!,

42 comments:

Unknown said...

Sounds absolutely ideal. May I join you? :-)

~L said...

Beautiful:) i just loved this!

ds said...

I would love to be playing hide and seek with the stars about now...

Daydreamertoo said...

You usually never fail to make me smile!

G-Man said...

Jingle Belle...
Thanks for your wonderful support

marit said...

I love the rhyme, it matches the cheery feel of the poem!

Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...

Beautiful! I loved all of the imagery in your poem. laurie

Rachel Hoyt said...

That sounds like a great time. I'm sipping some wine. :)

Gigi Ann said...

Sounds like a lovely trip.

Lyn said...

What a lovely, welcoming poem..perfect!!

Shashidhar Sharma said...

What a beautiful journey... and I am glad that you have got your wings...

ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/07/whispers-memories-to-live-by.html

Joanne said...

Eating dinner without a spoon sounds like a perfect summer meal!
Blessings. Joanne

Anonymous said...

I remember when I was five and i thought i could fly

thanks

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a fabulous trip :)

The Poet said...

What a glorious trip! Looks like you'll have plenty of travel companions too. ;-)

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful journey. Is there room for a little one? Loved it!

MorningAJ said...

Have a good flight!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful and childlike journey. What fun!

Vinati said...

beautifully written.

Marbles in My Pocket said...

Wonderful. A fun way to kick things off! Nice one, Jingle!

Anonymous said...

:)

Anonymous said...

:)

Anonymous said...

this was simply a lovely prose to begin Potluck on!

Anonymous said...

:) This was a lovely trip, Jingle! Thanks for taking all of us with you!

Anonymous said...

incredibly inspiring and very creative

JamieDedes said...

Well, what fun, Ji. I'd like to fly with you and "play hide and seek with stars." Would certainly make for a fine Monday evening.

I will read your poem again instead.

Happy Potluck and Happy days ...

Yun Yi said...

lightheartded. lovely!

Anonymous said...

this is blissful poem..."catching fire flies"

Anonymous said...

Sounds wonderful! Gorgeous poem =)

Dave King said...

Smiles all the way, this one - soft, gentle smiles.

Rosie@travel-i-tales said...

A bottle of your home-made wine sounds fine!
Rosie

Anonymous said...

Such an assertive positive and great poem ...loved it so much...

Myrna R. said...

This poem is so cute and fun. Nice to visit you always.

Anjum Wasim Dar said...

Dear Jingle Thank you for visiting my poetry blog and appreciating the poems.Im deeply grateful for the invitation, actually I was out of town and the power cuts have badly affected our work.I will definitely write something for your Blog soon. Best regards.Your poems along with the images are superb, beautifully done.Its a pleasure to be able to see and read them.

Rachel Hoyt said...

I want to collect fireflies!

Chim's World of Literature said...

this is the kind of poetry i definitely need soft and light hearted no tragedy just a beautiful tale.

devangini said...

That was breath taking!

Unknown said...

Very well done, enjoyed the read, nice mixture of the imagery you paint with the fantastic pictures

Lolamouse said...

I love your whimsy! Lovely rhymes make for a fantastic journey!

Jessica Thompson said...

Beautiful.

Anonymous said...

iLike iLike! :) Beautiful poem! Thanks for sharing!

Michael said...

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