I can’t be your warmer breeze
no, I can’t be her right now
I can’t be your brown worn hands
damp hair, your sweaty brow
I can’t be the evening mist
or the clouds that roll on by
I can’t be your blades of grass
the lightning in your sky
I cannot be barefoot
or younger than today
can’t be your rain boots or your fishing pole
or make the summer stay
But I can stand beside you
under skies of gray and white
and on the long and starlit nights
I’ll be your wool cap and your overcoat
your coffee and the broth in which your dumplings float
I will wrap my arms around where your scarf has been
wrap them tight around your neck until we’re warm again
Meanwhile, back at the ranch... 
Your pictures are breathtaking!
Thanks Linds. Miss you and your little one!
I’m freezing. Do you make house calls?
The tree in the 4th photo is stunning!
I know, isn’t it. I love old oak trees. They have such a mystery and sad presence about them. This one was so stark against that sky I couldn’t resist.
Marvelous!
Thanks so much. Happy Weekend…stay warm out there!
Love the poem and the photos, thanks for warming my soul and spirit!
Thank you for reading. Stay warm this weekend (in body and spirt)
Beautiful words to go w/ the beautiful pictures. I cannot wait for the sun to shine and warmer days ahead but wishing those days away, is wishing life away so, “In the meantime, I’ll keep drinking coffee and trying to stay warm. Until next time, stay warm and well. Nicole 😉
You’re right, don’t wish the days away, just enjoy the snuggling down and the warm coffee. My favorite part. Happy weekend!
absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much Dishlicious!
Oooo, oooo, oooo! Always wanted to do this! This is an excellent piece! It touches, it’s direct, the photos are stunning.
As I poet I dare you…the poem ends at ‘…make the summer stay.’
Try it, you won’t be dissappointed. You see everything that comes after that is already in the poem. When you put it in, it squeezes the melancholy that ALSO exists out of the way.
It’s not for me to say but try it, and suddenly you have a masterpiece!
Thanks for letting me help. – rallypoet-
Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions and thanks so much for reading. I really appreciate it.
your writing is so beautiful here.
well done…
the images are timeless…
🙂
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Your poetry rocks!
Keep Writing, Happy 2011!
xx
What a great site and a great way to bring poets together…I’m in!
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welcome….
Happy Rally..
your post is very refreshing, thanks for the support.
let me know after you have visited 18 participants from my list.
Beautiful images you’ve portrayed here, and I love the pictures as well…Great work.
Why thank you. No matter the season, it sure is beautiful around here.
What a beautiful poem and such lovely photos to go with it–you have a wonderful talent.
Thank you for the kind words!
Oh, my goodness. I’m in love. This is perfectly lovely … poem and pics both.
Your special someone is lucky. Hope you are appreciated.
Wow, thanks so much. There is much to get inspired about out here. I appreciate you stopping by and having a look.
Gr8 Thought …
Take a look on my work
A Poetry for the Nation ..
http://ashbeezone.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/blood-and-sweat-form-patriotism/
!! Happy rally !!
Thanks for looking and thanks for sharing your work as well.
Your pictures. The words. Breathtakingly beautiful!
Thank you so much for stopping by.
A sweet unfolding of love’s beauty and closeness!
Thanks Gemma. That’s the thing about this weather…we wrap up tight and depend on one another. Thanks for stopping in.
Awesome pictures !!! lovely poem
Join us and be a part of us!!!
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Thanks uma.a. I will check you out!
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Thanks Jessie this is great work. Love ya,
Thanks Gram!
Happy Tuesday, return favor to those poets who are here yet you did not reach them initially…
I am saying these to all poets, hope that you take it rationally…
thanks for the support.
Wow, beautiful! Both your words and your photos.
The country where you live is breath-taking and beyond words.
Thanks so much Darlene. I am fortunate to have such beautiful and inspiring scenery in my back yard. Thanks for reading!
This is so wonderfully romantic! This will make such a lovely, romantic song. I want to dedicate it to my husband. (But alas, it’s not mine to dedicate!)
Thanks so much! And I give you permission to dedicate this to whoever your heart desires 🙂 Thanks for stopping in! I love your poetry.
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