South of Sahara the winter arrives
Bouquet of warblers has already left
Flying to warmer climes where they will thrive
Focused on summer winter not bereft.
Small Willow Warblers sing delightful song
They make our summer completely complete
Early one morning after journey long
There's a song in the Blackthorn Oh! so sweet.
Our summer seems long but it has to end
Our warbler friends gather to make long flight
Sahara is calling they have to wend
Away from winter, they fly day and night.
In winter repose silent Blackthorn tree
Summer will return its nature's decree.
Categories:
sumer, bird, nature, summer,
Form: Sonnet
down my window
translucent weeping showers-
a mosaic of reflections.
Categories:
sumer, rain, summer,
Form: Haiku
Sumer is icumen in
a modern English translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
This is an update of an old classic for those of us who suffer with hay fever and other allergies ...
Sumer is icumen in
Lhude sing achu!
Groweth sed
And bloweth hed
And buyeth med?
Cuccu!
Keywords/Tags: spring, summer, seasons, hay fever, seeds, pollen, pollution, med, meds, medicine, medical, achoo, stuffy, nose, blowing, ragweed, congestion, update, updates, updating, flower, flowers, health, daffodils
Categories:
sumer, daffodils, flower, health, pollution,
Form: Verse
Sumer is icumen in
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1260 AD
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Summer is a-comin'!
Sing loud, cuckoo!
The seed grows,
The meadow blows,
The woods spring up anew.
Sing, cuckoo!
The ewe bleats for her lamb;
The cows contentedly moo;
The bullock roots;
The billy-goat poots ...
Sing merrily, cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo,
You sing so well, cuckoo!
Never stop, until you're through!
Sing now cuckoo! Sing, cuckoo!
Sing, cuckoo! Sing now cuckoo!
ALTERNATE OPENING LINES:
Summer is a-comin'!
Summer has come in again!
Summer has arrived again!
Summer has arrived!
NOTES: These notes were taken from the poem's Wikipedia page ...
Although the composer's identity is unknown today, it may have been W. de Wycombe. The manuscript in which it is preserved was copied between 1261 and 1264. This rota is the oldest known musical composition featuring six-part polyphony.
Categories:
sumer, nature, summer,
Form: Verse