Friday, August 21, 2009

Poetry Stretch - Blackbirds, Summer Hums



The Poetry Stretch this week was to fashion a verse that could be one of Thirteen Ways of Looking at Summer. With school about to start up, I feel summer slipping away, so here's my contribution:

Some Ums

Do you hear that hum?
Is it the bees' bumbled ums
as summer leaves us? Hmm?
Or is it the leaves tumbling,
is it the ums of autumn coming?

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5 comments:

  1. Greg PincusAugust 21, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    Ooooh! Love the mmms of autumn!

    I personally also like the "iced coffees of summer" but that's not nearly as evocative as your poem.....

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  2. Color OnlineAugust 21, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    The older I get, the faster summer goes by. And I love fall.

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  3. Andromeda JazmonAugust 22, 2009 at 5:19 AM

    The hums we hear are the cicadas and toads. Love that in August. 13 Ways is one of my favorite poems. It reminds me of haiku, of course. :) I can't wait to see our whole thing put together by Trisha.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 23, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    Julie, I just came inside from the garden, where the bees had their noses in the mint blossoms.

    Thanks for the lovely words, and for one of the most gorgeous blogs around. Where do you get the wonderful photos? Are they yours?

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  5. Elaine MagliaroAugust 26, 2009 at 5:18 AM

    Julie,

    UM...I love your poetry stretch contribution! So clever.

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