On A Warm Night In Spring
A poem that was inspired by a photograph taken by me as I wandered about the Nobby’s break wall taking photos of my awesome city, Newcastle in Australia.
There is a photo that accompanies this poem called On A Warm Night In Spring
On A Warm Night In Spring belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, ! 100% !, ***♂♥♥QUORN♥♥♀, All Around the Styles, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Australian Landmarks and Icons, AW Welcome Center, Dimensions, Everyday Life, Live, Love, Dream, Newcastle NSW, Lake Macquarie & Surrounding Region, Safe Haven, Seachanges, Shameless Self-Promotion, The Patchwork , The true beauty and WMGOn A Warm Night In Spring
Will you admire me
Will you stroll my streets
Wander through my lanes
Admire my construction
On A Warm Night In Spring
Can you feel me watching over you
Can you smell the fresh sea air
Do you feel the mellow heat
Yours to enjoy
On A Warm Night In Spring
will you remember me always
Will you want to be nowhere, but here
For I am your city
And your mind is where I LIVE
Shannon Rene' ...
you do not want to live inside my mind…trust me!
reflector replied
There’s only room in that apartment for one ! :)
Shannon Rene' ...
lol, i havent been to bed yet and its 7:48 am…i dont get it!
reflector replied
The “apartment” is in your head which houses your mind Shannon ! And do you mean you stayed up all night ?
Shannon Rene' ...
yeah…not intentionally though..my puppies wouldnt let me sleep..so i was chatting on messenger with a good friend of mine most of the night…so now its 8, my kids are up, the dogs wont shut up, and im exhausted, trying to revamp my redbubble groups because stupid people cant read guidelines…ugh….my head feels like its gonna explode! you totally need messenger..its soo much easier than all this! :D
ah yes…my head, one room apartment…and yet that one room can throw one hell of a party! :D
reflector replied
I had messenger and I was talking to a girl from England with it. But I was very new to it and really slow keeping up – I’m young thinking, but many people my age aren’t into MSN. So I’m lousy at Messenger, if that’s possible !
I kinked my kneck at work last night and when I turn the wrong was it’s excruciating, even tonight.
Shannon Rene' ...
lol, you poor thing!!!
i have yahoo and msn….take your pick! i do type fast though…;)
reflector replied
[ Jumping up and down, almost angrily ! :) ] I’m not kidding, today, I am toast ! The shoulder blade and neck are conspiring against me ! :). Serious pain – dagger like – physio may be in order tomorrow, we’ll see.
I could try the MSN, but not tonight. And it wasn’t quite right before – tech issues.
reflector
Sorry, my browser is giving server errors – just lost all my earlier reply to you. I could try MSN, but not tonight. I may have to go to physio tomorrow – shoulder and neck.
cherylc1
Wonderful words my friend- hope your feeling better!
reflector replied
No, not really ! It caused me drama today, more than a few times. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be on the mend !
Thanks for the compliment on the poem Cheryl, if my software would stop crashing I’d put up an edit that goes with it.
Antanas
Beautiful work
reflector replied
Thanks Antanas ! I just wrote it tonight.
adgray
Stunning Jamie and yep I have walked around Newy on a gorgeous spring evening!
I miss it but I love my Melbourne too!
Sleep with a rolled up towel under your neck tonight! you will thank me in the morning!
Chookas! X♥X
reflector replied
Thanks Alyssa ! I read your BM and you can seriously churn out the words. I actually thought Frankston was in Tasmania ! I’ll reply tomorrow. Not that it’s not already tomorrow, right now, today ! :)
Chookas ! ☺
Sue Wotton
Nicely written, reflector. The short answer, of course, is yes.
reflector replied
Thanks very much ! For me it’s a Yes ! too, we are all proud of this city !
Bev Woodman
Lovely words James – and I think an image will really bring the words home. Maybe we need to encourage more writings like this to the group.
reflector replied
Thank you Bev ! I thought of a similar poem a few years ago, but never wrote it until last night. Last Thursday’s “Newcastle Sky Show” with all of those clouds, colours and images inspired this.
kalaryder
Great words, few people are content where they live to such an extent that you have written a love poem to a city. Good stuff.
reflector replied
It’s also a love poem from a city – the personification of Newcastle. Thanks very much Kala, I appreciate your visit – my writing just ” plods ” along so I don’t spend much time doing it ! But I still enjoy it immensely when some inspiration comes and I finish it.
Hayley Cafarella
an interesting piece, the last stanza confused me a little though…do you mean getting inside each others head like a mirror in a mirror in a mirror?
(your description cracked me up, it was the photo that inspired you and not the actual walk? nice pic)
:)
reflector replied
I was going to call it “The City Speaks” or something else similar. The poem is the city speaking to it’s residents – a personification. No mirrors in mirrors, a city doesn’t really live. Except in our mind and perceptions.
Looking at the photo later inspired the poem, the walk was amazing and moody but I didn’t grab a line from the ether as I witnessed all these scenes. :)
amarica
Every moment in our mind is like an eternal bubble, a city within itself, a time that can last forever…in dreams time stands still. In the cities of our mind, anything is possible…
Very creative writing Hun…xxxxxx
reflector replied
Thanks for your great thoughts Ann ! Very poetic and interesting ! :)
Shoaib .
u do… i thought it was vacated
haha nice write
reflector replied
Thanks very much !
sleepyeyedrar
Wow James you go ! This is wonderful …..wow I am impressed with your writing and photography…...wow
reflector replied
Thanks very much Sleepy, I appreciate the compliment ! :)