This is it, friends...the last weekend of summer.
Ooooh, it's been a good one. I'm sorry to see it go. The promise of pumpkin spice and apple pie keeps me from being too sad.
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| goodies from Rose Capelli and Carol Wilcox. Summer 23 |
One of my summer favorites is the summer poetry swap hosted by Tabatha. I love making things with other poets in mind and receiving fun goodies delivered by snail mail. As part of my farewell and thanks to the season of summer, I'm saying thank you, poet friends as well.
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| Goodies from Marcie Atkins and Denise Krebs |
The Word Padlet has a bit of reflective poetry today with The Middle Word.
Thank you too Rose at Imagine the Possibilities for hosting our round-up this week.
Lovely poem, Linda, and a great way to say goodbye to Summer. You are most welcome.
ReplyDeleteHappy Middle to you!
ReplyDeleteSuch bounty! We are forever transitioning, aren't we? xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful and appreciative note! I am happy that you have such creative writing partners!
ReplyDeleteIt truly fills us up with gratitude when this wonderful mail arrives, I agree, Linda. Your poem shows it well! Happy Fall!
ReplyDeleteLinda, thank you so much for the sweet poem of gratitude. That second stanza with "careful wrapping" is a thought I hadn't really considered until reading it in your poem. So true because snail mail is a sweet gift that requires an extra effort. Thanks for the poem, as well as the fun and experience of poetry swapping with you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda! I enjoyed swapping with you, too! It's a beautiful poem of appreciation. ~ Carol Labuzzetta ~
ReplyDeleteLovely way to say thank you, Linda. I know you will enjoy your gifts.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I enjoyed looking at your swaps and reading your wonderful thank you poem. Your padlet is filling up so beautifully. I am happy you share your thoughts weekly so I have time to admire your words of the week.
ReplyDeleteIn a word, Linda, thanks. You shared your gratitude with admirable style. We poets are so seasonally indebted...
ReplyDeleteYes, Happy Middle, Linda! :0) So much richness in that Padlet. Love your presentation of these special Poetry Swap treasures - just goodness upon goodness. & Happy almost-here FALL!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me in on the pleasures of the swap, Linda.
ReplyDelete"Maybe, I’ll walk barefoot
through tired grass
picking up fallen leaves
painted by light and temperature."--what a line!
I'll be taking a barefoot step for me and trying to remember that here in the midAtlantic we can pretend it's summer until Halloween!
Oh, how I miss this wonderful exchange of creativity. Maybe I can do the one at Christmas. Thanks for all the creative cards and messages you sent to me.
ReplyDeleteLoved being a part of the poetry swap this summer! I'm sad to say goodbye to the summer, but I do love the routine of fall.
ReplyDeleteLinda, thank you for sharing the beauty you received and for sending beauty out in return. I'm not sad about the end of summer. It never lives up to the hyper for me, and I prefer cold weather. Hope you're enjoying a beautiful final summer weekend, though!
ReplyDeleteLove your sweet goodbye to summer and such playfulness... The poetry swaps were fun this summer!
ReplyDeleteI love that you are full of poetry, Linda. What a lovely poem and post :)
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