Summer by Jan Godown Annino more time immersed in water meals made without cooking them less care with my looks pared schedules serendipity daydreams writing reading c. Jan Godown Annino Water! This summer I’m in the water more than usual, but also, working with deadlines I didn’t expect. Below, I’m sharing lines from a poem that feels … Continue reading
11 Comments on Summer, last added: 8/2/2014
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Your summer sounds different than mine – I enjoyed your poem. And thanks for introducing me to the book SALTING THE OCEAN!
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Monica, Thank you for visiting Bookseedstudio & for your kind words.
I hope you can return here some time.
SALTING THE OCEAN compiled by Naomi Shihab Nye is a book I’ve enjoyed sharing thru the many years & I hope you can look it up.
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Love the lines : “Walk around like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second.” Hope your summer has been full of serendipity and dreams!
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Thank you for sharing a plethora of poetry delights, Jan. The poem, Untitled by Amy S.A., captured many camping trips from my childhood. My parents thought tent camping with 10 kids was a good idea. Most of the time, it was not. = )
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Bridget, Your comment makes me smile. Looking back we can wonder, “What were they thinking?”
I hope you’ll stop by Bookseedstudio again.
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Those lines by Naomi Shihab Nye are exactly what so much grabbed me in the Disappearing poem, Buffy.
It’s a mighty fine summer & as I hope for you.
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I just returned from a family vacation to the ocean, & thankfully the house we rent is plenty big. And if one even felt like some ‘alone’ time, there was always the ocean which was wonderful. As others have said, thanks for the intro to Salting The Ocean. Looks like it would be good for teachers to use with their poetry sharing.
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The ocean’s welcome arms are wide enough for everyone, I agree. Hope you found some special shore drift treasures & welcome back from vacation, Linda.
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There is serendipity in our summers if we believe in the magic. You captured some of that in this post. I too like Naomi Shihab Nye’s poetry and met her in personal our state conference where she provided participants with her beautiful readings.
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Nice post! I am so sad about the summer ending! :-(
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It’s a treat to hear from your experience. I’m thinking she must be an empowering reader of her own poetry or that of others. Thank you for sharing & for your kind words. I hope you can visit again.
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