tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post4529591449525317442..comments2024-03-29T09:04:58.888-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - 13 Ways of Looking at SummerTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-9270567647542471962009-08-22T16:31:02.798-04:002009-08-22T16:31:02.798-04:00Have I ever thanked you for so much inspiration?
Y...Have I ever thanked you for so much inspiration?<br />You've inspired me but I work slowly. I am waiting for a photo permission to add to my poem, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Cicada in August <br />http://writtenforchildren.blogspot.com/2009/08/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-cicada-in.htmltesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651702526007175517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-86909731422115855412009-08-22T08:14:52.512-04:002009-08-22T08:14:52.512-04:00In the first line of the last stanza I meant to sa...In the first line of the last stanza I meant to say:<br /><br />"two friends <b>listening</b> to"Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77800224032737137992009-08-22T08:13:40.137-04:002009-08-22T08:13:40.137-04:00sunk deep in shade
the porch swing holds
just his ...sunk deep in shade<br />the porch swing holds<br />just his moment<br />of summer<br /><br />on the lawn<br />we are watching two trees<br />with kid's legs<br />swinging below heavy branches<br /><br />two friends listing to<br />cicadas singing<br />around the soft laughter<br />and clink of iceAndromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-32341097425717323502009-08-20T13:25:37.787-04:002009-08-20T13:25:37.787-04:00Watermelon ribs
corn teeth
tomato blood --
summer’...Watermelon ribs<br />corn teeth<br />tomato blood --<br />summer’s body<br />spills<br />fills<br />our paper plates.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-8185427005600167422009-08-20T10:16:35.967-04:002009-08-20T10:16:35.967-04:00I didn't mean to when I began, but I ended up ...I didn't mean to when I began, but I ended up with 13 of my own <a href="http://spynotes.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/hang-your-flowers-up-to-dry/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-35778134613648918402009-08-20T08:00:18.466-04:002009-08-20T08:00:18.466-04:00Another stanza to add:
thirteen weeks
from solsti...Another stanza to add:<br /><br />thirteen weeks<br />from solstice<br />to equinox<br />ups and downs<br />hots and colds<br />wins, losses,<br />and drawsDiane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-48876627158616606292009-08-19T17:56:40.127-04:002009-08-19T17:56:40.127-04:00A Summer Stanza Quintet
beaches and ice cream
dri...A Summer Stanza Quintet<br /><br />beaches and ice cream<br />drinks that are cool<br />children who frolic<br />or swim in the pool<br /><br />under construction<br />displayed on the ramp<br />attempting to get to<br />the Bills training camp<br /><br />not many buses<br />that take kids to school<br />browsing the state fair<br />and linger to stay cool<br /><br />sitting in lawn chairs<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959521779427955185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-74189237263271891872009-08-19T17:52:37.207-04:002009-08-19T17:52:37.207-04:00I've given this a try, though I'm not real...I've given this a try, though I'm not really sure how these stanza's/chapters work....<br />My poem is about a teacher's summer and is at http://dianemdavis.livejournal.com/63152.html<br />dianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-16422286705101327222009-08-19T15:50:34.242-04:002009-08-19T15:50:34.242-04:00I have 13 Observations on SummerI have <a href="http://knockingfrominside.blogspot.com/2009/08/13-observations-in-summer.html" rel="nofollow">13 Observations on Summer</a>Tiel Aisha Ansarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994169558252043919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-82120819509079158672009-08-19T06:59:32.034-04:002009-08-19T06:59:32.034-04:00I love the two totally different feelings of Julie...I love the two totally different feelings of Julie and Jane's poems/stanzas! I especially love "...is it the ums/of autumn coming?"<br /><br />I'm a fall person, too. Back-to-school is the best. The fresh start, the clean slate, the anticipation. I loved it as a kid going back to school, as a teacher going back to school, and more than ever now as a freelance writer sending her laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-67482492123767038542009-08-19T04:06:33.679-04:002009-08-19T04:06:33.679-04:00The days cool down
like a runner after a race,
tow...The days cool down<br />like a runner after a race,<br />toweling themselves<br />into autumn.janeyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-57136924150882154932009-08-17T16:06:54.531-04:002009-08-17T16:06:54.531-04:00Do you hear that hum?
Is it the bees' bumbled...Do you hear that hum? <br />Is it the bees' bumbled ums <br />as summer leaves us?<br />Hmmmmmm... <br />or is it the leaves' <br />tumbling, is it the ums <br />of autumn coming?Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-22805058311554543332009-08-17T12:54:35.257-04:002009-08-17T12:54:35.257-04:00It's 90 here today, so it's like our summe...It's 90 here today, so it's like our summer in WNY is just finally beginning. <br /><br />"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" is a favorite of mine, so I love this idea...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com