tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post3770069978720497386..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: "His mind holds summer...."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-90035526686917170722013-08-31T18:08:47.315-07:002013-08-31T18:08:47.315-07:00Wonderful poem! "For once the homework, all ...Wonderful poem! "For once the homework, all of it, was done." :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-85369307358842840572013-08-31T16:41:52.066-07:002013-08-31T16:41:52.066-07:00Sigh. Goodbye Summer, and hello to the long haul o...Sigh. Goodbye Summer, and hello to the long haul of the months that will take us back there again next year!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-31119420016085380622013-08-30T20:08:41.965-07:002013-08-30T20:08:41.965-07:00Diane, I checked out the website for The Big E and...Diane, I checked out the website for The Big E and it says "17 Days of Pure Joy!" That sounds about right!! (and hey, The Beach Boys on the 29th...Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-36816907651965169012013-08-30T19:12:53.791-07:002013-08-30T19:12:53.791-07:00I can hardly wait for the "Big E". I ap...I can hardly wait for the <a href="http://www.thebige.com/fair/index.asp" rel="nofollow">"Big E"</a>. I appreciated seeing your photos, but they're making it harder to wait!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-46752868768288622562013-08-30T17:06:16.219-07:002013-08-30T17:06:16.219-07:00Who doesn't love a country fair? Thanks for sh...Who doesn't love a country fair? Thanks for sharing the photos and the poem. I'll miss being "assualted...with glittering showers."<br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742970728612378016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-59146475139253647262013-08-30T14:16:15.793-07:002013-08-30T14:16:15.793-07:00"His mind holds summer, as his skin holds sun..."His mind holds summer, as his skin holds sun" was my favorite line too. I like how you adopted it and incorporated those ideas into your own beautifully-written post! Wonderful accompanying photographs too.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-63783762640423564142013-08-30T09:28:49.906-07:002013-08-30T09:28:49.906-07:00What a perfect post for the end of summer. Love th...What a perfect post for the end of summer. Love the poem (new to me) and photos. The "absence in his presence" says it all. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-19288128654568041562013-08-30T07:56:20.328-07:002013-08-30T07:56:20.328-07:00Whenever I think of summer, I immediately think of...Whenever I think of summer, I immediately think of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine and those new tennis shoes. Thank you for giving me another lovely vision of summer - one that I hope would remain with me too. :) I love how the photographs enhance those carefully-crafted lines.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-40146913100562686342013-08-30T06:56:57.773-07:002013-08-30T06:56:57.773-07:00"His mind holds summer, as his skin holds sun..."His mind holds summer, as his skin holds sun."<br /><br />That was my favorite line, too! Thanks for sharing it this Friday before Labor Day. Anastasia Suenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452503209711610454noreply@blogger.com