This month has been the dampest, rainiest June that I can recall. I don’t think we’ve had more than five full days of sunshine so far—and today is the 29th! I usually appreciate a day of gentle rain in the midst of steamy, humid, blazing summer heat—but the weather here is getting on my nerves. It’s been one day of gray after another.
Today, I decided to post an old summer rain poem—one that I had written more than twenty years ago for a collection of seasonal poetry that I never published called Tasting the Sun.
Summer Rain Poem
by Elaine Magliaro
I like a quiet summer day
when clouds above are oyster gray
and rain falls softer than a sigh.
I stand out in the melting sky
cool water washing over me.
I’m a pearl all shimmery,
rough shell unhinged and opened wide
letting all the sea inside.
I’m hoping we’ll have some fair weather for the Fourth of July weekend!
Check out Tricia’s Poetry Stretch this week at The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Acrostics.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Old Friends, Newlyweds, & A Poem
I was away in Maine late last week. My husband and I went up to the Ogunquit area to attend the wedding of the son of two of our best friends. The four of us have known each other for nearly fifty years. We met in high school. I met three of my other friends who attended the wedding in first grade! It was great to spend a couple of days celebrating a happy occasion with old friends.
Since I was away for Poetry Friday, I’m posting a poem today in honor of Meg and Hugh, the newlyweds.
Colors Passing through Us
by Marge Piercy
Purple as tulips in May, mauve
into lush velvet, purple
as the stain blackberries leave
on the lips, on the hands,
the purple of ripe grapes
sunlit and warm as flesh.
Every day I will give you a color,
like a new flower in a bud vase
on your desk. Every day
I will paint you, as women
color each other with henna
on hands and on feet.
Red as henna, as cinnamon,
as coals after the fire is banked,
the cardinal in the feeder,
the roses tumbling on the arbor
their weight bending the wood
the red of the syrup I make from petals.
You can read the rest of the poem here.
BTW, my husband and I will celebrate our 40th anniversary in July!
OLD FRIENDS aka THE MAVENS
Since I was away for Poetry Friday, I’m posting a poem today in honor of Meg and Hugh, the newlyweds.
Colors Passing through Us
by Marge Piercy
Purple as tulips in May, mauve
into lush velvet, purple
as the stain blackberries leave
on the lips, on the hands,
the purple of ripe grapes
sunlit and warm as flesh.
Every day I will give you a color,
like a new flower in a bud vase
on your desk. Every day
I will paint you, as women
color each other with henna
on hands and on feet.
Red as henna, as cinnamon,
as coals after the fire is banked,
the cardinal in the feeder,
the roses tumbling on the arbor
their weight bending the wood
the red of the syrup I make from petals.
You can read the rest of the poem here.
BTW, my husband and I will celebrate our 40th anniversary in July!
Mike & Me
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Grace Lin & Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Blog Tour
Where the Mountain Meets the MoonWritten & illustrated by Grace Lin
Here’s the schedule for Grace's blog tour. Sorry I’m a day late!
- Wednesday, June 24th: Bildungsroman
- Thursday, June 25th: Shelf Elf
- Friday, June 26th: Paper Tigers
- Saturday, June 27th: MotherReader
- Sunday, June 28th: Charlotte's Library
- Monday, June 29th: Write for a Reader
- Tuesday, June 30th: The Mommy Files
- Wednesday, July 1st: Thrifty Minnesota Mama
- Thursday, July 2nd: Creative Madness
- Friday, July 3rd: Abby the Librarian
Book Lists for Summer Reading 2009
Book Lists
- 2009 Parkway Summer Reading List for Elementary School Students (K-6)
- Recommended Reading: Children’s Books 2008 (New York Public Library)
- ALSC 2009 Notable Children’s Books
- From KidsReads.com: Great Books for Boys
- Summer Reading for Kids 2009 (Vermont NEA)
- From School Library Journal, 6/23/2009—Searching for the perfect Summer Reading List?: The Coretta Scott King Committee offers some terrific choices
- Summer Reading Spectacular (Banbury Cross Children’s Bookshop)
- Summer Reading: Books, Poetry, & Other Resources (Wild Rose Reader)
From Reading Rockets
From the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- For Kindergarten and First Graders
- First and Second Grade
- Third and Fourth Grades
- Fourth and Fifth Graders
- Middle School
Articles from Reading Rockets
- Strategies for Summer Reading for Children with Dyslexia By: Dale S. Brown (2007)
- How to Make the Most of Summer By National Center for Summer Learning (2009)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
OUT & ABOUT: June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day to my husband and to all the great dads of the world!
Cruising around the Kidlitosphere recently, I found the following posts and articles. I hope you find some interesting reading and book suggestions.
Cruising around the Kidlitosphere recently, I found the following posts and articles. I hope you find some interesting reading and book suggestions.
- From BookDads: 20th Edition Book Review Blog Carnival, which includes a section called Father’s Day Finds
- Pam Coughlan has reviews of three picture books about dads just in time for Father’s Day at Booklights.
- Pam also has a post about summer reading at Booklights. Check out Summer Reading, Having a Blast
- There’s a new “Monthly Special” list of recommended book at The Horn Book site: Folklore Around the World.
- What Makes a Good Science Book?, an article by Janet Hamilton (The Horn Book Magazine, May/June 2009)
- From Jen Robinson's Book Page: Thursday Afternoon Visits: June 18. Jen always has a great roundup of links for us.
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