Thursday, September 16, 2021

Poetry Friday - Bye Bye Summer



         Thanks to Denise Krebs who hosts this Poetry Friday, at her blog, Dare to Care here. From her post, you'll learn a new word and a spectacular way of looking at Galapagos tortoises. Be sure to check it out!
          I joined a blog tour last Monday to share Nancy Tupper Ling and June Cotter's new anthology, For Every Little Thing, poems and prayers to celebrate the day, illustrated by Helen Cann. You can find my post here! It's quite a wonderful book for reading aloud with special someones.

     This Poetry Friday I'm sharing a poem I wrote a year or so ago for Buffy Silverman for a poem swap. Although we all know this summer was fraught with sadness, with conflict, I continue to adore the "other" good things.


Blowing Out The Summer Candles  

 

I’ve cartwheeled my way through the summer

eaten melons and berries off vines,

          splashed in neighborhood lakes, 

          and cooled off sipping shakes.

This summer is working out fine.

 

The watermelon’s ready for picking,

My peach tree leans low with its pearls.

          In the mornings I played,

          napped with afternoon shade.

This summer’s an agreeable whirl.

 

I know that it can’t last forever-

to laze in the blaze of the sun.

         Lemonade has been iced; 

         one more week will suffice.

Sigh, summer is leaving. ‘Twas fun.

 

                 Linda Baie ©

And now – Welcome Autumn!

19 comments:

  1. Linda, I love the format of this sweet summer poem. Yes, indeed, the sadness and conflict indeed are relieved with the everyday joys of summer. I'm glad you are taking time to remember these. I'm so intrigued by the form your poem took, almost like a limerick. I love the meter and rhyming. I'm writing it down on my list! Does it have a name, this kind of poem? Of did you create it yourself?

    A couple favorite images: "eaten melons and berries off vines" and "to laze in the blaze of the sun"

    Lovely. Have a great autumn!

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    1. Sorry for that double reply. My internet is a little dicey right now. By the way, I meant to say I love the title of your summer poem. I thought it was a summer birthday poem first, then when I finished I smiled: "Blowing Out The Summer Candles" leaving me with lovely wishes for the next season.

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  2. Linda, I love the format of this sweet summer poem. Yes, indeed, the sadness and conflict indeed are relieved with the everyday joys of summer. I'm glad you are taking time to remember these. I'm so intrigued by the form your poem took, almost like a limerick. I love the meter and rhyming. I'm writing it down on my list! Does it have a name, this kind of poem? Of did you create it yourself?

    A couple favorite images: "eaten melons and berries off vines" and "to laze in the blaze of the sun"

    Lovely. Have a great autumn!

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  3. You picked the best activities of summer to capture the feelings of the season we don't want to end, Linda. And reminded me that "sipping shakes" is a good thing to do even in autumn...I have to get on that! :)

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  4. Such a perfect goodbye to summer, Linda. You named all my favorite summer things: peaches, melons, lemonade. Love the pic too!

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  5. Twas fun indeed! Thanks for this luscious language and peach pearls! I am one who looks forward to autumn, but this poem drools for summer.

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  6. This captures the feeling so well! And, as Karen Eastland said, "peach pearls." I was lucky to find CO peaches in our grocery store. I bought 2 lugs! Bye, Summer, Hello, Autumn! May it treat us gently.

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  7. I love the ending, a simple "twas fun." It's find to have a simple goodbye because it will come back next year. Enjoy fall!

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  8. You know what? This has the swinging feeling of a hammock. Oh, I will miss summer. It really t'was fun.

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  9. As you inevitably move through the summer season Linda, we who live in the Southern hemisphere move towards it. Your poem makes for a longing within me. Bounty and beauty are delivered with sweet alliteration and dreamy stanzas rich in summery images. It is indeed an agreeable whirl...

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  10. Linda, I was drawn immediately to your photo and then to the title of your poem. What a great lead in. the reeds do look like candles on a cake. Your opening lines are full of joy, "’ve cartwheeled my way through the summer" as is your entire poem. Even during a COVID summer, summertime is fun. Thanks for giving me a few moments of joy.

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  11. Gorgeous photo and lovely, singing poem taking us through summer's beginning, middle, and end. Always so quickly!

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  12. This is such a wonderful line Linda,
    "to laze in the blaze of the sun." Thanks for sharing this farewell to Summer, your title adds to the poem too—and we need feel-good breaks within all that's around us. Lovely pic too!

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  13. I love the rhythm in this poem. I felt like I had an entire summer's worth of rich experiences through reading it. I too love this line: "to laze in the blaze of the sun"

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  14. Thanks to everyone for coming by. It's been a busy weekend, more summer temps, but now only two more days left!

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  15. I love this poem. It really captures that summer feeling, but for me, autumn always comes too soon.

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    1. Although I love autumn, I know winter comes all too quickly. Thanks, Alex!

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  16. Summer feels so long ago, I can hardly remember it!

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  17. What a fun collection of summer sights, sounds, and feels. Goodbye, Summer!

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