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Tag Archives: Summer
#SilentSunday ‘Waning Winter Sun’ #Tanka
Waning Winter Sun Seagulls frolicking Above children cavorting, While tourists relax, Under waning winter sun. Memories of summers past.
#SixWordSaturday ‘Who misses shady trees in November?’ #StreamOfConsciousnessSaturday
Who Misses Shady Trees in November? Passers by sit and chat or rest On those empty benches, In summer, Under the shade of sturdy trees. Not now. Today they’re walking on puddles Under a cloudy sky, In autumn, Or sitting indoors, by the fire, Waiting, For the sun to shine for a while, as itContinue reading “#SixWordSaturday ‘Who misses shady trees in November?’ #StreamOfConsciousnessSaturday”
#WordlessWednesday Summer Reflections
A Poem for the Second Day of Summer. Rereading Christina Rossetti’s Summer
I have a very soft spot for Christina Rossetti’s poetry, especially her short, intense verses, full of symbolism and feeling. Summer was published in The Prince’s Progress, and Other Poems, in 1866 Summer Winter is cold-hearted, Spring is yea and nay, Autumn is a weathercock Blown every way. Summer days for me When every leafContinue reading “A Poem for the Second Day of Summer. Rereading Christina Rossetti’s Summer”