Don’t mourn the departing sun!
Soak up apricity:
its light caress on a chilly day;
a puddle’s glittering surface;
the spark of early frost.
Capture light before winter
draws darkness over long nights,
leaves our lips moon-kissed –
light too sweet to be missed.
Kim M. Russell, 14th October 2024
Image by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash
It’s Monday and we are dancing the Quadrille at the dVerse Poets Pub with De, who says “Let there be light.” We are writing feather-light poems of just 44 words, including one word provided by our host, which is ‘light’.
De says “Write about daylight, moonlight, sunlight, or starlight. Let lightning strike more than once. Leave your poem as a lighthouse for others to find their way back from sea. Write by candlelight, streetlight, or floodlight. You can take a lighthearted approach or light the page on fire.”
writing in north norfolk 
“leaves our lips moon-kissed” that’s a beautiful image of the winter season.
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Thank you, Joseph!
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Loving those last lines especially, Kim.
We are finally dipping into some Fall weather here in Southern Nevada. We NEVER mourn that “departing sun.” 😉
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Thank you, De. It’s already cold here but we actually had some sunshine this afternoon.
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LOVE everything about this, Kim.
The imagery in these words is wonderful…”a puddle’s glittering surface;
the spark of early frost.”
And moon kissed lips….oh my yes 🙂
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Thank you so much, Lill!
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I had not hear the word apricity before… what a lovely word, and I do love the feeling of that little warmth you get from the sun in winter.
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Thank you, Björn!
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I learned a new term today, Kim. I do love apricity and a good reminder to enjoy it now. You put this poem together very nicely.
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Thank you very much, Lisa!
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You’re welcome.
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A wonderful call in poetic voice, a verse, as always carefully crafted..
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Thank you, Ain.
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moon-kissed, yum!
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Thank you, Nolcha!
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Such beautiful imagery throughout, especially in the flip from sun-kissed to moon-kissed lips.
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Thank you, Cris!
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What an amazing capture of the apricity moment: its light caress on a chilly day;
a puddle’s glittering surface;
the spark of early frost.
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Thank you so much, Grace.
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“Apricity” is a fun word.
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Thank you, Maria.
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Lovely seasonal poem and the warmth of the moment.
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Thanks so much, Truedessa.
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Lovely poem.
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Thank you, Maria.
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Apricity, what a wonderful word Kim!
its light caress on a chilly day;
a puddle’s glittering surface;
A lovely quadrille 🥰
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Thanks so much, Christine!
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I love ‘apricity’ and I so love how you have crafted this Q! Kim, this is such a beautiful write.
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Thank you very much, Punam!
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A sweet write indeed, Kim!
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Thank you, Carol!
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This is beautiful, Kim. Thanks to you I’ve learnt a new word, “apricity”. I love the depth of this line, “Capture light before winter”. 🙂
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Thank you kindly, Kitty!
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Lovely poem tenderly embracing change.
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Thank you, Susan!
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I like poems with injunctions, like a charm, and this is a good one!
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Thanks Jane!
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Thank you for the new word: apricity! What a great way to describe the warmth of the sun.
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Thank you, Colleen!
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Such a beautiful poem, Kim!! Love it! It sure feels like a warm embrace 🙂
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Thank you so much, Ana!
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Nicely done, Kim. I learned a new word today!
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Thanks Dwight!
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You are welcome.
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Savoring being sun-kissed while one can is good advice while waiting for the baton to pass to that winter moon~
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Thank you, Jennifer.
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Full of beautiful imagery, Kim! I love “leaves our lips moon-kissed –”
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Thank you, Merril!
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You’re welcome, Kim!
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Beautiful imagery, Kim.
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Thank you, Robbie.
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My pleasure
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Apricity, moon-kissed. What’s not to love?
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Thanks Melissa!
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Capture light before winter – what a wonderful line and thought.
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Thank you, Paul!
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