Bye Bye Sweet Summer

The end of summer is such a unique time, so many things seem possible. It’s like another kind of New Year’s resolution time for many people. School starting again only fuels this sense of ‘back to business’ freshness. These are two pieces that reflect the conflicting seasonal feelings of ‘ending’ […]

The Rhymes of Summer- Poetry Sunday

One great poem with a nature emphasis for summer is “Summer in the South” by Paul Laurence Dunbar:  The oriole sings in the greening grove     As if he were half-way waiting,                                                        The rosebuds peep from their hoods of green,     Timid, and hesitating.The rain comes down in a torrent sweep   And the nights smell […]

Poetry Sunday Harvest

As the sweetness of Summer passes and the shadow of winter creeps around, Katie has outdone herself.  I guess it’s a matter of “I can’t just pick one…or two…or….”!   Thanks Katie. One great quote about summer is this F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby moment: “And so with the sunshine […]

Think Summer and Poetry

 Thanks Katie, Spring reminds us that hope is a real thing, summer is coming! KC     Jun 6 For early summer, I really like the two poems attached here. American poet Helen Hunt Jackson’s [1830-1885] poem “June” [it has a great present vs future dichotomy, in terms of the seasons […]