Sol Ecstasy

Just love summer sun!

Summer sun

a welcome joy

to be savoured

to the max,

as it will not

last.

 

So I squeeze each

and every ray

from that juicy

orange orb,

letting them dwell

and play across

my skin,

feeling that

sweet warmth

stroking me

like a lover.

 

I surrender myself

fully

and utterly

to the heat

of these moments,

breathing in the

warm breeze

and allowing

the corona's caress

to have its

wicked way.

 

I fall

thankfully,

gratefully,

into the spell

and slip

from quiet

contemplation

under that balmy blanket,

into a deep

and peace filled sleep.

 

08/07/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is a lively description of what a turn-on, the sun on the skin! Your excitement is bubbling in words! Most summers, it's too hot here to enjoy direct sun (43*C for 2 months) . . . but we're having a very mild summer & I love being out in the sun even afternoons (32*-ish). You use a ton of original ideas to fill in this poem with popping details (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Not sure I could survive 43C! But the sun yeah! Unfortunately our summers this past few years have meant sun chasing as the long warm summers seem to be long gone. Thanks Margie.

[Cherrie Palmer]

when I was a kid my family would spend the day at the lake, fish a little, swim a little, picnic as we listened to the baseball game, then my dad would take a nap in the shade while we played cards, until we could swim again, nothing better.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Idyllic Cherrie. As a sun worshipper I simply adore doing nothing and letting the rays do their thing. Many thanks.

[Pete]

good write - packs a soothing punch. i love to sit at the edge of the water like the guy in your pic. you've reminded me of how i must make time to get to the beach and experience what you so eloquently describe. we are currently in the throws of scorching summer heat. no excuse - the shore is closeby. thanks for the reminder of what i'm missing. good stuff ... :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Pete. We are, in UK terms, pretty far from the ocean and our weather can be very hit and miss.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i think yes, on that sleep thing...and staying inside.
IN Southern Illinois, too much humidity in summer...i bide my time until my favorite season, autumn...
your poem made me wipe my forehead several times with my kerchief..just to wipe the sweat away...
so real...so warm what radiates from this.
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks Jacob. Unfortunately we have not had many consecutive days this past two years so every one is special. I am glad it is not as humid as Southern Illinois or where my son is in Vietnam!

[Chase Dylan]

Justin Tim...
Arghhh
What are you doing to meeeee
Almost as bad as the actual sun...
The bright shining evil to all vampires of the words, such as myself...
I require dark expanses of splotchy black lettering to nestle in among the white of the horizon...
BUT I suppose this was a nice poem about the sun...
IF that is your thing...
IF....
if....
Haha
Well done, my coronas need a nap after this one, though...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ok this did make me laugh out loud! Love it you old vampire you! See you in the shadows. Many thanks Silente!

[Chase Dylan]

HAH... "See"
That is a loose term, when it is about SHADOWZZZZ
*hissss*
No problemo, friendo, lolol

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful poem shared John. Your great description make me see and believe your words. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Many thanks Coyote John. I guess we have to make the most of the sun as we don't get half as much as you folks.

[Coyote Poetry]

I love the days of Summer and you are welcome John.

[Chris Shaw]

You certainly convey the warmth of the sun well. We do have to soak it up in the UK because we get so little of it. This is a very descriptive write and I enjoyed the imagery. The sun is just so uplifting. Great free verse.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Chris. I agree and I do so find the sun has many times recharged my flat batteries.