Love Poem: Summer Shades of Love
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Written by: Debjani Mitra

Summer Shades of Love

In warmth of solstice she turned cool sixteen          
unleashing a torrent in heart of June.
he yearned for tulips he had never seen
till their eyes met that summer afternoon
 
sapphire mystic eyes, her tanned soft red cheek
lambent lights sweetened a mango sorbet
pastel illusion too frozen to speak  
nightingale songs tuned a dance anyway.

footsteps  faded looking for  silver streams    
in desert of thoughts, world of make-believe
shimmering a mirage painted in dreams
a heart warming story, pure love they weave.

In gold braided tresses, her vibrant flame
of summer love shades, he could never tame.





Dated 18th May 2021


Sponsor	John Hamilton
Contest Name	Summer love sonnet