Dear Swoon
You’re a dizzy sort, aren’t you?
Casualty of boy band lute strummers
Dashing protagonists
Cucumber sandwich scandals
Tyrannical heat
Overcranked corsets
Rogues in the gazebo
Your scented Victorian lace, fanning
26 thoughts on "Dear Swoon"
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This poem lifts me off the ground. I feel the care-free summer elements here. That last line is everything. I’m curious about those “Rogues in the gazebo” — wonder what they’re up to. : )
Thanks, H.A.! Rogues are intriguing, aren’t they?
Love this!!!!
Thank you, Jerielle! Enjoying your poems this month! Just wonderful.
Sylvia, your poem sings of being overwhelmed by emotion.
Thanks, John, for reading and commenting!
Sylvia, thanks for taking me on a trip that started with the Beach Boys and ended on a fainting couch!
Thanks, Nancy – Do I detect a Beach Boy crush in your past??
the description conveys so much!
Thank you, Mike! I see the dream poems are back. Yay!
Every word fits! Well done.
Thanks, Linda, for bringing that word back into my mind’s field of vision with your “medulla oblongata” remark!
There is so much that filters through “Dear Swoon.” Perfect read on a stormy Friday morning.
I love these images!
So vibrant and full of summer feeling
Amazing lines in succession, the cucumber sandwich scandals especially enchanting me
This is great! So wonderful, I nearly fainted! 😉 Love the corsets. LoL
Sylvia, your poem is so full of life. You make every word count. Well done
Transported to another time completely. Very descriptive!
Full of great images and life!
These lines are so fun.
I’m really curious about the cucumber sandwich scandals– like– was someone too greedy? Was there some foul play? Was the bread too dry?
I may faint if I go without answers!
Well done.
Lol “Cucumber sandwich scandals “
I love the sounds! My favorite lines are “Cucumber sandwich scandals” and “Rogues in the gazebo”
Wonderful and with idea to address a poem to an action, at once noun and verb, as if it were a sentient being. You are so damn smart.
Meant to say “wonderful and witty”.. damn autocorrect!
This is such a delicious feeling of romantic surrender.