Summer's Memory

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Note: I wrote this back in December and thought I'd posted it but hadn't. So much for my organizational abilities

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December’s wintry breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the windowpanes, and obscuring summer’s splendid memories

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Bill Baker

Date: 2/11/2024 10:50:00 AM

I like it. Now a good time to ready this and remember Summer will be here soon. :-) Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/11/2024 3:45:00 PM

glad you liked my poem, hubby....looking forward to summer with you :-) smiles back at you!

Ink Empress

Date: 2/11/2024 6:16:00 AM

Awwn this is beautiful, and im so glad youv posted this now dear sara, your way with expressing is phenomenal! And always has a very sophisticated touch to it, i really love the way youv painted imagery throughout this, and ofcourse the picture too, i love sunflowers, hence why i just cant get enough of this. When winter comes, so many dwell in the coldness, and memories of summer clouded, and would seem like a distant one, slowly fleeting! This is deep and evocative! Sending you light always

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/11/2024 3:44:00 PM

dearest Ink--your words are mindful, and I'm ever so grateful for your complimentary and mindful comments. I agree...so many dwell on the cold and those clouded summer memories. Has to be some beauty in winter that we'll miss when summer comes, right? Like the pure snow, the crisp air, the soft blankets, and the subdued light that gives pause to reflection. Okay, rambling. Thanks for your visit...have a pleasant evening,

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/10/2024 6:51:00 PM

Yup... although yesterday it was almost 60 degrees in Chicago, and I sat outside in a T-shirt for 25 minutes before I couldn't take a chilly wind anymore. ~ Never-say-die

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/11/2024 5:10:00 AM

dear 'never-say-die'--those chilly February winds are not at all pleasant. Was 70 degrees here Thursday and Friday. Then while out walking Saturday, the winds shifted and by the time I got home, your chilly Chicago winds cut me to the bone. I guess 'fake spring' is over. :-) have a splendid day!

Karen Jones

Date: 2/10/2024 6:11:00 PM

Love the imagery of Decembers breath

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/11/2024 5:08:00 AM

thanks, Karen! Have a splendid day, Sara

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 2/10/2024 5:55:00 PM

Thanks for the very good and very descriptive tanka.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/11/2024 5:08:00 AM

appreciate your visit and complimentary words.