October Poems 2024 >> give me to drink

A poem for each day of the month in which I was born
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DAY 30
give me to drink

give me to drink
of mornings of bright sunshine
spilling over hills and plains.
stand on the brink
of pleasance gushing forth, wine-
coloured, full of sweet refrains.

give me to drink
of bird songs full of whistle,
pipe, and tube and reed and horn
in perfect sync
to celebrate earth’s istle
with the anthems of the morn.

give me to drink
of laughter of riant children
of a summer afternoon,
regaled by pink
and green and red that fill them
with the magic of the moon.

give me to drink
of raindrops of percussion
dance that melt earth’s stubborn soil,
and let the clink
of marching heels that rush on
to the harvest reap the spoil.

give me to drink
of peace and love and happy
vibes that fill the soul with bliss,
that, in the wink
of time so swift and snappy,
i may crave one final kiss.

© Copyright 2024 November 02
by Clyve A. Bowen♫