The veil between my beloved summer and autumn has once again descended. Like last year, it has tumbled earlier than in the past. I’ve learned to find delights in each season but summer is where my heart sings. The quotes below, for me, reflect that sentiment.
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus
“In summer, the song sings itself.” – William Carlos Williams
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
L’ete
Slowing down my mind
Halt the eternal quest
For tomorrow, next week
Or a favorite holiday
Even before summer’s
Waning begins, the
Yearning for it starts
Anew
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Learning to delight in
Nuances of each season
Colors of gold, red, yellow
Then brown splashes
Across the vineyards to
Les arbres
Soups simmer once again
A late squash-corn chowder,
Black bean or hearty vegetable
Avec pois chiche
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Le Printemps donne l’espoir
Les fleurs,
Vibrant green leaves
Sur le vigne
Life cycle
Reaffirms herself
Mother Nature bestows her gifts
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Most difficult
Pour moi
Making peace
Avec l’hiver
Taking my breath away
Lodging its chill
Deep in my bones
Even when sunlight bounces
Across a rare snow
Longing takes over
Summer feels so far away
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Bisous,
Léa
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