It’s a memory I’ve hoarded for twenty-odd years
and still claim in moments of déjà vu when time stops,
its seed case cracks open, as a storm cracks open,
a whole summer happens in one hour, and I know again
what Plato’s paradise of souls awaiting rebirth is made of:
birdsong, thunder, green, cicadas, and heat.
— Margaret Holley, from “Walking Through the Horizon”
Credits:
- Photographer – Raffaele Camardella of photograph titled Summer at Ithaki, Nisia Ionioy, Greece
- Poem Source: Wandering Slowly Into a Weeping Mist
Happy Summer Solstice, David! 🙂
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Thanks Marina. You too. You did notice the photo location, right?
On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Live & Learn wrote:
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I certainly did! I could ‘endure’ [!] being left right there for a long long long long …long time!!!!! 😉
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Me too!
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So very nice!
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I loved it too Rajiv.
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yes, enjoy ever moment of the solstice and beyond. being on that beach in greece would help me enjoy it even more )
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Yes, esp on a beach in Greece. Love Greece.
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i have never been, but do plan to be there.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Officially starts today … SUMMER!!!
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Thanks for sharing Dr. Rex.
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🙂
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Summer is waiting a bit before it hits us on Vancouver Island. It’s 12 degrees right now. I’m sure it will warm up.(Can’t get much cooler – except it was 11 this morning. )
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12 C. Wow. That’s cool.
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It’s 2:27 p.m. on the first day of summer and it has climbed to 17 degrees. Just wait, when the heat wave hits I’ll be griping too.
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Enjoy summer, David, you’ve earned it!
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Thanks Carolann. You too.
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