At daybreak
when the curtain rises
the yellow soprano
double-dip diva
hips the stage
all glitter-gold glitz
belts her biggest aria
sizzling coloratura
bellows white-hot
high as a blowtorch
the crowd takes note
here comes trouble
today is going to be
a scorcher
Tess Kincaid
July 2011
Tess Kincaid
July 2011
Thank you, R.A.D. Stainforth for this amazing reading. Check out his excellent blog, Black Dogs.
Have a safe and happy July 4th, my friends. x
image: Wheat Field with Rising Sun, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Sweltering and lovely
ReplyDeletedefinition of a summer day!
The image of the opera singer to illustrate the bursting forth of a summer's day is breathtaking. I especially love the 'double dip diva'. Great work. Happy Fourth of July. I hope the sun bursts forth later today as this poem has done.
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th to you, too. And this is a sexy, scorching poem --
ReplyDeleteNice poem Tess! there is not a more perfect time for the hottest of summer days than after the wettest spring from rainiest winter.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful marriage of image, idea and metaphor. Thanks for a rousing dawn.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, Isabel
Vincent painted his picture a little further south than here, but it feels much the same.
ReplyDeleteHot stuff Willow. Happy 4th.
Interesting language,
ReplyDeleteas always.
"The yellow soprano
double-dip diva,"
is perhaps a
Meadowlark.
That painting is wonderful!
thanks for the fireworks --hope you and yours have a wonderful 4th of July!! c
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll find a nice shady spot and a cool breeze!
ReplyDeleteHappy Fourth of July, Willow,
Merisi
Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteLove the combination of your words and the Van Gogh, and, for once, it's going to be a scorcher here today too!
Yep...heat bugs at high noon here too.
ReplyDeleteI love this - it is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMmmm. Love this... I think last week was my first Magpie I missed in ... well, since I started. Summer has kept me hoppin' with the kids, but I HAVE to find tim for this one! Happy 4th.
ReplyDeleteI love how you weave your words. Enjoy your weekend, Tess ~
ReplyDeleteDelightful!
ReplyDeleteTess, I just love this - and so fitting for the day here in Northern CA. Happy Independence Day to you and yours!
ReplyDeleterich writing tess! steven
ReplyDeleteeffecting metaphor. i am sweating already! but i love to sweat. LOL.
ReplyDeletehave a festive and fun 4th.
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ReplyDelete...your words are luscious and alluring... we're currently having our rainy season here...(:
ReplyDeleteKeep safe!
~Kelvin
This is nothin but a delight, Tess. :-)
ReplyDeleteA scorcher of a poem. I can feel the heat from the canvas and your powerful summer day.
ReplyDeleteHank
pure perfection - both poem and painting vibrant and glittering!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the reading!
happy holiday!
I have a history of love for Mr VanGogh -- wonderful print -- barbara
ReplyDeleteHot, hot, hot!
ReplyDeleteYes! Same here, Tess. Time to match the sultry mood with loose linen clothes ~ few ~ and tall, icy drinks.
ReplyDeletebellows white-hot
ReplyDeletehigh as a blowtorch
Pass the suncream...
the crowd takes note
ReplyDeletehere comes trouble
today is going to be
a scorcher
powerful ending, love the twists,
Love it ... Happy 4 July too!
ReplyDeleteAnd a scorcher it is too! Happy 4th. of July to you.
ReplyDeletelove that yellow soprano! Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteAh yes.
ReplyDeleteHere, too.
Wishing you a most Happy 4th, in spite of the heat.
Here's come trouble, all right! I'm a sun-dodger. You caught that burning feeling wonderfully!
ReplyDeleteReally like it! *smile*
ReplyDeleteAmazing, the opening of a summer's day - perfect with prompt!
ReplyDeleteYes, the coloratura soprano, the Sun Diva. Self centred ego, uncontrollable. Bringer of life and trouble indeed.
ReplyDeleteMay the end of this 4th of July bring you satisfaction!
Summer sings, and singes, in this one.
ReplyDeleteTerrific image! Just like a hot summer day.
ReplyDeleteWOW! (That Hedgewitch comment above--GooooD!)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the painting (of COURSE!!!).
Also, I love 'scorchers' so long as the A/C is operating, and the the expected daily balloon-burst of the afternoon sky takes place.
Guess I just "want it ALL"?--grin!
This continues to be a "HOT" blog
Damn, you are like something
ReplyDeleteinexorable, presenting us with
this blow torch operatic stunner
before many of us have risen
to our dawn. I wondered if the
magpie would fly today, and lo
and embrace wonder, it has;
but I can not leap into the air
currents until tomorrow, for
friends and family are calling
and I must respond.
"...belts her biggest aria
ReplyDeletesizzling coloratura..." I'm mopping my brow!
This is a cold-weather poet speaking - and I understand completely:-)
ReplyDeleteExcellent piece, and what a painting! Thanks for these, Tess.
ReplyDeleteThe power of great music, the sizzle of a summer day ~ what an enchanting combo!
ReplyDeleteShe's blowing hot air, that's for sure. I'm with you, I hate the heat of Summer.
ReplyDeleteFabulous prompt this week, Tess. : )
There are days like this..love the energy, imagery!
ReplyDeleteHot times, summer in the city...and hot at Willow Manor, too! I love the whimsy and the images, Tess. (And thanks for weekly hosting Magpie. Van Gogh is one of my favorites!)
ReplyDeleteFantastic ending!
ReplyDeletesummer most definitely is a diva.... especially here is Texas. Bravo. Totally enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteNothing better than a glitter-gold glitz that blows hot! Beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful... and I love the ending!
ReplyDeleteSo many great images here. :)
ReplyDeletesomebody bring me some water :)
ReplyDeleteI know you don't care much for summer, but you made me feel happy about MY favorite season with this poem! Sing it, hot diva, sing it!!
ReplyDeleteRick :)
what a strong and brilliant choice of words.... :)
ReplyDeleteI hate summer! Too damn hot for me!!! At least one good thing comes from it: a wonderful poem from you! When it gets up past 90, I just start to melt. And we have had a few 100 degree days with more to come. I guess it's a good time to stay inside, read a book or write poetry. Plenty of time to blog too.
ReplyDeleteVery apt words for today Tess, when it is very hot here too. Happy 4th of July.
ReplyDeleteGoing to be a scorcher
ReplyDeleteSuch true words.
Awesome! I love the way you tied in music its so brilliant =)
ReplyDeleteFabulous description of a midwestern July day!
ReplyDeleteFabulous description of a midwestern July day!
ReplyDeleteOpera meets Van Gogh meets Mother Nature. Love it!
ReplyDeleteIs our beloved fall here yet?
Oh the heat - you know that I complained all winter so I can't complain now (out loud anyway). Except that I think my poem is a bit of a complaint. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteI love this best:
belts her biggest aria
sizzling coloratura
ha...love the image of the lady singer...oh she belted out the heat here today...
ReplyDeleteHi Tess
ReplyDeleteI would love to talk to you about a much earlier blog of yours about an artist named Sara Carr.
Please email me when you have a chance
Thank you :)
Jill
Jill, I would be happy to email you if you give me your address.
ReplyDeletetesscaid @ gmail
A perfect summer poem!
ReplyDeleteLove it.
ReplyDeleteBrassy diva.
Classic Tess K. Word images you fall in love with, like a literary teenager.
ReplyDeleteYes, I can sense the sizzle! Mind you, visualizing the sun as a big bosom-ed diva is probably not good for me in the long run.
ReplyDeletesteamy piece ....thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteA new sun from an old painting, albeit masterpiece. I love it that you did not refer to Vangogh at all and let the painting define itself.
ReplyDeleteI should have known you would also love Van Gogh! of course.
ReplyDeleteJust finished reading..again...Savage Beauty (Edna)
Kim, it's time for me to read Savage Beauty again. I haven't read it since I first got it years ago. Millay was an amazing woman and poet.
ReplyDeleteWonderful words.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Thank you, everyone for your delightful comments. You sweet readers make sharing my poetry pure joy. x
ReplyDeleteAahh... sizzling hot (in every possible way ;-)).. but refreshing nonetheless! Cheers to a brilliant summer!! :)
ReplyDeleteAn absolute show-stopper.
ReplyDeleteEach line was exquisite and exciting!
Perfect. A real "scorcher" of a poem. Love that diva sun. Brava!
ReplyDeleteThis is great. The sun is so big and magnificent...love your words.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem! She is a hottie for sure...
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good (and long) weekend!
Brilliant, the concept behind this. and some startling images - esp like the one of the blowtorch. All-in-all, impressive.
ReplyDeleteDear Tess: Summer as a Soprano! An allegorical figure. Very impressive and imaginative and so hot hot hot...love the great word play!
ReplyDeletebelts her biggest aria
sizzling coloratura
Now I will see the sun as an opera singer forever! Thanks! I need the music in my life! Great great great piece and so concise...Excellent!
Hi Magpie .. Everything has a song, even the weather. This was a sizzling poem..loved it!
ReplyDeleteThat's throwing down some real Magpie! Excellent. Loved the energy! Love that summer day.
ReplyDeleteDelightful images, Tess. I love double-dip diva!
ReplyDeleteI can already feel the heat!
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery.
I can already feel the heat!
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery.