tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post3211238987267846285..comments2023-05-14T03:34:24.671-04:00Comments on Elsetime & Otherwhen: Summer SongReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00955772837133239769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-48209252589027139602011-04-05T14:52:54.712-04:002011-04-05T14:52:54.712-04:00You are so right--locusts are the song of summer. ...You are so right--locusts are the song of summer. Just thing of them makes me feel warm.<br /><br />I thought the description of their sing, gaining confidence, wave after wave, was very powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-79232341687101129882011-04-05T13:59:50.679-04:002011-04-05T13:59:50.679-04:00Wave after wave.
I close my eyes. And catch a wav...<i>Wave after wave.<br /><br />I close my eyes. And catch a wave. Fifty years drop away, and clarity returns.<br /><br />I can smell the heat of summer evening. Feel the humid air that is August holding me in its damp embrace.</i><br /><br />Yes!Jackhttp://www.thejackb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-49514512000225645072011-04-05T13:36:27.436-04:002011-04-05T13:36:27.436-04:00I loved, loved this line, "I can smell the he...I loved, loved this line, "I can smell the heat of summer evening. Feel the humid air that is August holding me in its damp embrace." Having grown up in D.C. I know exactly what heat smells like.<br /><br />Reading this felt like watching cherished yellow photographs flipping over. This piece had a lovely vintage pace to it.Jenniferhttp://whispatory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-3687707704059158662011-04-05T13:31:05.093-04:002011-04-05T13:31:05.093-04:00i can see the memory of this time clearly with you...i can see the memory of this time clearly with you. there are sounds that just take you right back, and you can imagine being there all over again. I love when its a nature sound like that, where you can revisit often, and be transported for a few moments. I think the strongest little kid smell memory I have is lighter fluid on charcoal :) every time my dad cooks out with it, I am five years oldJennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666555088992266185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-75304141838372159232011-04-05T09:08:40.881-04:002011-04-05T09:08:40.881-04:00Very poetic - I like the line about dusty bare fee...Very poetic - I like the line about dusty bare feet.Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-83151918731155910982011-04-05T08:29:43.430-04:002011-04-05T08:29:43.430-04:00I love this line: "Beginning hesitantly, then...I love this line: "Beginning hesitantly, then gaining confidence and volume." It speaks so clearly.<br /><br />Summer definitely stirs up old nostalgic feelings in so many of us. It kind of has it's own smell.<br /><br />Lovely post.livingsj77https://www.blogger.com/profile/00482438876414085408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-16450249715684433372011-04-05T07:45:07.951-04:002011-04-05T07:45:07.951-04:00I liked the surprise dew and brick bases to the wo...I liked the surprise dew and brick bases to the wooden posts -- I could feel those surfaces under my feet and hands.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860887792107209615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-10840585254007740002011-04-05T07:24:18.342-04:002011-04-05T07:24:18.342-04:00This was so poetic and full of imagery and heart.
...This was so poetic and full of imagery and heart.<br /><br />I loved the beginning. The yellowed photos took me away instantly.<br /><br />My favorite line: "My dusty bare feet are rinsed clean by the arrival of dew on the grass. It's cold is a surprise against my toes." You packed such a powerful punch in so few words!Galit Breenhttp://theselittlewaves.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760035641523636365.post-84571454286468459062011-04-05T07:13:09.944-04:002011-04-05T07:13:09.944-04:00Music can soothe the soul as you have done here......Music can soothe the soul as you have done here...:)JPjp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.com