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Friday, March 6, 2020

Summer On My Mind

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Sloth Reads for Roundup.

So... this week I spent wonderful hours with retired teachers in Blount County, Alabama and also with students at Mt. Laurel Elementary. This weekend I will be visiting Camden and Gee's Bend, as well as sharing MEET MISS FANCY Monroeville Literary Festival, in yes, Monroeville, Alabama, home of one Harper Lee! I'm excited!

Yes, I've got a new ArtSpeak: RED poem for you! This one has a summer theme, and that's probably because the weather in these parts has made a shift toward warm with high daily temps around 70 degrees. Bring on the flip flops. YAY!


Late June Afternoon

Curious clouds
are first
            to whisper

Blue waves
are first
            to sigh

Summer-drunk ducks
are first
            to splash

Red boats
are first
            to fly.

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- Irene Latham

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12 comments:

  1. RamonaMarch 6, 2020 at 5:43 AM

    Oh such fun! "Summer drunk ducks are first to splash" puts me in a summer frame of mind!.

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  2. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesMarch 6, 2020 at 8:43 AM

    Love those summer-drunk ducks, Irene! I feel like I've been celebrating spring on TLD for at least a month already. Summer temps are just around the corner! Somewhere there's a red boat waiting for me. :)

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  3. Linda BMarch 6, 2020 at 9:17 AM

    We have warmer temps, too, exciting to look forward to those "ducks splashing". Actually Ingrid & I walked along a lake, then stream the other day & the ducks were splashing. The poem fits the picture so beautifully, Irene. Have fun at all your outings!

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  4. Karen EastlundMarch 6, 2020 at 5:32 PM

    Lovely poem, Irene! I love this series. And...your schedule sounds busy and exciting. I'm sure you will do it great justice. I'm a tad jealous of the Monroeville gig.. who would not love that?!

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  5. Linda MitchellMarch 6, 2020 at 6:00 PM

    I too love those summer drunk ducks.

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  6. TabathaMarch 7, 2020 at 5:33 PM

    Have a good week, sweetie! I love those whispering clouds :-)

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  7. Carol VarsalonaMarch 7, 2020 at 9:31 PM

    Summer-drunk ducks/are first/to splash-your word play is inviting, Irene. Here's to summer weather!

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  8. Catherine FlynnMarch 8, 2020 at 5:29 AM

    I thought of you and Miss Fancy this week when I saw a pair of elephant socks! I'm sure the festival will be wonderful!
    Summer is still a few months away, and although spring is trying to break through, it is still chilly and quite windy here in CT. This made me appreciate your summer poem even more. I especially love those sighing waves. Ducks make an appearance in my poem this week, too. Hooray for ducks!

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  9. Margaret SimonMarch 8, 2020 at 4:05 PM

    You sure are busy, but joyfully so. Enjoy your visits. I love this simple poem form and the suggestion of summer.

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  10. Mrs. WymanMarch 8, 2020 at 5:21 PM

    Three cheers for summer-drunk ducks! Quack, quack! We've been thrilled with 50 degrees, but 70 sounds heavenly. Cheers! -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/

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  12. Michelle KoganMarch 10, 2020 at 11:50 PM

    Send me some of your "Summer drunk-ducks" on a flying red boat! Love this splash of summer poem Irene! Hope all the visits are going swimmingly well this week!

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