tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post7551405100244002548..comments2023-08-17T11:02:18.197+02:00Comments on Pampelmuse and Me: a poem on thursday: high summerClare Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356519337228174440noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-31964945859659985942010-07-22T04:17:49.645+02:002010-07-22T04:17:49.645+02:00I love poetry - and this particular poem! Thanks f...I love poetry - and this particular poem! Thanks for posting and introducing us to different poets!Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411435147525576506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-40074288559261826812010-07-22T08:14:31.908+02:002010-07-22T08:14:31.908+02:00With you on the other side of the world, your poet...With you on the other side of the world, your poetry selection often prompts me to seek the Australian response - and often the response is diametrically opposed. No more so than writing of summer - whereas those in the northern hemisphere revel in its warmth, those in the southern hemisphere seek shelter from its brutality. And this is not new - here is an offering from an early poet. SB<br><br>SUMMER<br>I am weary, <br>Weary of bracing myself against the sun’s hot hand; <br>I am weary, and I dream of cool places . . . . <br><br>I see a grassy couch <br>Under a canopy of leaves; <br>A reedy river murmers by, <br>Crooning an old, old melody <br>Tuned to a long-forgotten scale, <br>Made when the world was young. <br><br>Rolled to the river’s edge the hills lie fast asleep; <br>Pale stars slip o’er their ledge and sink into the deep: <br>Down in the deep they sink to slumbrous peace, <br>Down in the deep they drink the water of peace; <br>In the quiet deep they quench their fires in sleep <br>And drown in a cool green dream. <br><br>The sun insists his burning hand upon my head; <br>I am weary, and I dream of cool places. <br><br>Louis Lavater: 1867 - 1953Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-72521465883186680852010-07-22T08:47:59.854+02:002010-07-22T08:47:59.854+02:00Great Poem! Although I think you'd find that m...Great Poem! Although I think you'd find that most people in Berlin would very much relate to it - it's been above 25 degrees (and often more like 32-35) for three weeks. Pretty perfect conditions for an Australian summer and I'm loving it, but the northern Europeans are finding it a little too much!Clare Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01283236740297246220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-75903314264171588912010-07-22T13:27:06.281+02:002010-07-22T13:27:06.281+02:00saw you on the sunday creative, these are such lov...saw you on the sunday creative, these are such lovely photographsjustinegordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14131220171499559949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-90592963186291318702010-07-22T14:24:29.605+02:002010-07-22T14:24:29.605+02:00Great poem and those photos are perfect for it:)Mu...Great poem and those photos are perfect for it:)<br><br>MuahDiana Mieczanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15261207538442821812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-1997650416598945942010-07-23T20:40:26.978+02:002010-07-23T20:40:26.978+02:00Gorgeous images! And what a perfect 'tradition...Gorgeous images! And what a perfect 'traditional' sonnet for this time of year! Love this entire post!Maegan Beishlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13424915556001899905noreply@blogger.com