Sunday, August 22, 2010


full heat


summer in full heat
tempered by quiet rain -

a hint of autumn's color
crashes 'round my feet
as did your gentle words
of unrequited
love.






Poem © 2005 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo © 2005 by R. Burnett Baker



5 comments:

  1. your words seem to resonate through my mind with their softness and beauty..

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  2. Endearingly moving, finding reflection of human emotion in the passage of nature...Wonderful, Rick.

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  3. full heat - tempered by a quiet rain - like how you draw the line to words of unrequited love - beautiful Rick!

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  4. crashing...a good sounding word here
    another good one

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