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Hello, Campers!
Oh, my gosh this summer! I love it--never want it to end. Last weekend I was at a wedding that was perfect in every way. It wasn't just the gorgeous venue and beautiful day but was for the son of a dear friend whose wedding I was in some decades ago. The groom is the first child of our college friend group to marry...and the whole circle-of-life experience with a ton of love and happy tears was fantastic!
I know you won't be surprised that I found stars...in a little nook on the patio. Isn't it amazing how Miss Dickinson's quote decorates it so prettily?
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| catching stars in the wild photo by Linda M. |
Thank you to "anonymous" for the fabulous clunker left in my post comments last week. Unfortunately, blogger seems to be over-securing itself...labeling friends as Anonymous. I'm sorry I don't know who the commenter was! Argh. I grabbed Anonymous' line to fiddle with this week.
If you'd like a "clunker" line please take one from last week's post. Be sure to leave me an old cast-off line from your work to play with in exchange (directions are in the post).
The evening before last week's wedding, I walked around the city and saw a street performer wearing moon and stars. That star performer is now on the padlet: https://padlet.com/mitchellhubeimom/4bzbfu2cg5k7awk5/wish/2242555577
Unexpected Intersections is hosting our round-up for the week. Thank you, Elizabeth!
"love but a winter waiting" I really liked that line! Excellent! Thanks for sharing. I also like how you formed the line vertically in the poem. Very good idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poem you've made from that donated clunker! I love how you embraced aspects of "tundra" in your poem - with references to the poles, freezing and winter.
ReplyDeleteAnd hooray for joyous celebrations! I love the ED quote - she was such an insightful writer. Thanks for sharing this with us today!
"a smile so final it freezes the poles" - Icy, indeed! Of course you found stars at the wedding. So glad you're enjoying summer, Linda. xo
ReplyDeleteYour 'clunker' makeover is splendid, Linda! "What is love but winter in waiting..." *swoon* :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the Emily Dickinson reference to lanterns, Linda. It grabbed my immediate attention. You worked wonders with your re-working of the 'clunker.' You truned into into a poem with a strong presence. Keep enjoying your summer, while I endured my winter.
ReplyDeleteLove the lantern pic and Emily Dickinson poem—wonderful, as is your icy tundra poem–gives you a "good" chill–and lovely "Spinning,/ arcing" star poem too, thanks Linda!
ReplyDeleteLove the lantern and stars quote -- perfect! And your golden shovel should be an ice pick! Dang, that's cold...in all the best ways.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love the phrase: "A smile/ so final it freezes the pole."
ReplyDeleteI've definitely encountered those tundra-like smiles! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteLinda, the little girls left this morning after a wonderful two night summer stayover. I am now left with wash and straightening out and reading PF posts. I just finished catching up on your padlet and am impressed. I decided to take your line, "I'm sketching summer", and finding my way toward a poem. Your designed poem above, is clever and artistically rendered, letting the visual component of your words fill my thoughts. "What is love but winter in waiting" sounds like the beginning of a great poem.
ReplyDeleteIt really does sound like a delightful summer, Linda! I'm so glad you're enjoying that rich circle of life and such special moments. Love that Dickinson quote. You really know how to transform a clunker — that first line sets the tone, wow!
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