It’s the first of June, the beginning of my seasonal project until the 21st. I have been toying with a new series name and have tentatively settled on the name summer shards. I like the alliteration and the ceramic association. I also often use poem fragments, broken from the whole. If someone concocts a better name there’s a free cup awaiting.
Who
These lines are written
by an animal, an angel,
a stranger sitting in my chair;
by someone who already knows
how to live without trouble
among books, and pots and pans . . .
Who is it who asks me to find
language for the sound
a sheep’s hoof makes when it strikes
a stone? and who speaks
the words which are my food?
–Jane Kenyon
4 replies on “summer shards #1”
Coincidentally, there is a book by the name “Shards of Summer” by Kelly Jameson
https://www.amazon.com/Shards-Summer-Kelly-Jameson/dp/1439234353
A very curious novel connection to Avalon… about the 1940’s life of the Jersey shore beach resort. The unexpected final scenes of the story expose each broken shard of the characters’ lives. ?
Thanks for the info!
Hooray, time for another seasonal round of images and words, pots and plants. Thank you, Catherine!
Your welcome! Glad you enjoy it.