To see the Summer Sky
Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie -
True Poems flee.
– Emily Dickinson
Summer is short . . . soon the sand in the car will be replaced by ice on the windshield, the popsicle residue where you least expect it a thing of the past, the true poetry of children on a summer day a memory.
Don’t rush to clean up every mess, stop when you can to take this all in, and hold on tight because true poems do indeed flee–and, in the case of children, all too fast.
About Samantha
Samantha Hines lives with her husband, three sons, and two dogs and a cat in Newport, RI, and is a high school English teacher (twenty-three years and running). In the last several years, she has had published four articles in Adoptive Families magazine; and her blog, My Three Sons was named by Adoptive Families as one of the Top Twenty Adoption Blogs on the internet. Her family was featured on SixSeeds, an online philanthropic magazine, in November 2010; and she is currently working on turning her blog into a book. In September 2012, she began her Ph.D. in Humanities at Salve Regina University. You can follow My Three Sons on Facebook and her blog at www.samanthahines.wordpress.com.
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Beth - SO true….
Revhines1 - As all of life is, savor the moments for they are fleeting.
Sbrodlie - You are right on that one! I need to stop and remember that more often – especially with the sand situation.
Rita - Ah, sweet memories of times past. In Florida, where I live, it is sooo hot and humid, it is impossible to really enjoy the summer beauty, but I do remember times past in my childhood of treasuring those warm summer days in Newport, ice cream cones, lemonade, etc. I especially the wonderful Sunday drives along the ocean drive and going to Sandy Point Beach. Rita
Bernadette - So true! Raymond asked me the other day when did I have an entire school summer vacation. Hmmmm I would have to say ….summer of my junior year in high school….after that I worked every summer, fall, winter, spring….
Oooohhh..how I miss those old summer days…
Lisa - Samantha,
You always seem to be able to put things into perspective. How important it is to be able to appreciate and savor all the wonderful and “not so wonderful” moments with our children and family. Life is short and happiness is a choice!
Lisa
Betsy - You are SO RIGHT about this! I am glad I read this in the morning, and I am going right now to pray and give thanks for everything I have and I will focus on the beautiful weather and my son playing out back. I will NOT worry about my diet, job, or any other ‘to-do’ item.
Allison - I must remember that…. Breathe, Relax, Take it all in (then worry about the cleanup!)
Tracey N - Thank you for saying it. This summer my mantra is ‘say yes’. Instead of not now, we”ll do it later, mommy is busy cleaning…. I want to say yes. Yes to the card games. Yes to Lego. Yes to extra story time, yes, yes, yes….
Blueboat123 - You go girl! Love, Auntie
Heidi Lobecker - Here Comes Summer
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,
Chirping robin, budding rose.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,
Gentle showers, summer clothes
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer-
Whoosh-shiver-there it goes.
by Shel Silverstein
Heather :) :) :) - This is really sweet
Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 