simonsalento

poetry and short short stories

Skip to content
  • Home
  • … and now
  • About this site
  • US
Search

summer

last day

September 30, 2021September 29, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

clouds begin to gather above the distant mountains across the sea

swimmers wade from the water, warming bodies with wrapped arms

a lizard disappears behind the waterfalling caper bush

and, as we look at one another, we understand

September Salento

September 20, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

clouds roll across the sun

in time with the crash of the waves

as we pick up towels and run for the car

the sky cries red-dust raindrops and we laugh

scirocco

September 15, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

from the south the wind

softens biscuits, hardens hearts

open doors, damp nights

the summer is near ending

on the roof 2

September 7, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

icy roof shower

nakedness dodging

the neighbours’ sharp eyes

always summer

June 19, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

memories burning fiercely
undimmed by ceaseless downpour
always summer in my heart

summertime patience

June 10, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

summertime patience
waiting for the bee to buzz
longing for arrival

muse

June 4, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

muse appears on summer’s first day
flowers round her shaven head
oak trees shadow faces
thoughts and feelings wed

take a fresh green look

June 1, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

take a fresh green look
at the broken listening
permit the freedom

hope spring forever

March 16, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

hope spring forever
Then summer stopping all our tears
autumn winter yes

skin sun hot

September 6, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

skin sun hot, salt streaked
roof terrace shower ice shock
light slants; we make our own rainbows

Posts navigation

← Older posts

Categories

  • 100 words
  • 1980s
  • 50 words
  • 75 words
  • Biography
  • Chapter
  • Collaborations
  • Crime
  • Illustrated
  • Moments
  • Non-fiction
  • Poetry?
  • Scene
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Short story
  • Song
  • ThePush
  • Translations
  • Travel
  • Triangles
  • Tweets
  • Uncategorized

Archives

Follow simonsalento on WordPress.com

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Search blog

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,370 other followers

Previous months

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • simonsalento
    • Join 1,370 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • simonsalento
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...