Summer Get-Aways
The best part of summer was those romantic get-aways.23 total reviews
Comment from marybell1
I enjoyed reading your summer poem "Summer Get A-Way's". You told a lovely romantic story. I especially liked the line "before the kids". I also liked your painting.
All the best.
Marybell1.
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2017
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I enjoyed reading your summer poem "Summer Get A-Way's". You told a lovely romantic story. I especially liked the line "before the kids". I also liked your painting.
All the best.
Marybell1.
Comment Written 26-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2017
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I am delighted you enjoyed my summer poem, Marybell. Thank you for sharing and your kind praise. Rod
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You are most welcome.
Marybell1
Comment from Irish Rain
Just absolutely totally perfect!! I loved every line, and I'm quite nostalgic for those lost days of summer. And the eggs. And the steaks. And the bass. Ha ha...LOVED this!! Blessings...
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2017
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Just absolutely totally perfect!! I loved every line, and I'm quite nostalgic for those lost days of summer. And the eggs. And the steaks. And the bass. Ha ha...LOVED this!! Blessings...
Comment Written 25-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2017
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Your enthusiastic response to "Summer Get-always" really made my day, Irish. It was a fun poem to write as I could remember all those meals vividly. Thank you for your wonderful review and the six-star bonus. Rod
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Just WONDERFUL!!!!
Comment from Sis Cat
This is an excellent from sunrise to bedtime poem that follows the course of a summer day for a couple. I love the direct address of your opening lines which hooked me:
Do you recall those get-aways.
two days of heaven, sometimes three,
we'd spend together at the lake,
before the kids, just you and me?
You fill your poem with sensory details that put the reader right there at that cabin on the lake. Here is one of my favorite stanza for its intensity of sensory details:
Has coffee ever smelled as good
as what we brewed in Gramps' old pot?
"Awakes the sinuses," you said.
I let mine cool, you drank it hot.
Although it is smoothly rhymed, your voice feels natural and flows well. Your word choice delighted my ears, heart, and imagination.
Congratulations on placing second in the contest with your fine entry.
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2017
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This is an excellent from sunrise to bedtime poem that follows the course of a summer day for a couple. I love the direct address of your opening lines which hooked me:
Do you recall those get-aways.
two days of heaven, sometimes three,
we'd spend together at the lake,
before the kids, just you and me?
You fill your poem with sensory details that put the reader right there at that cabin on the lake. Here is one of my favorite stanza for its intensity of sensory details:
Has coffee ever smelled as good
as what we brewed in Gramps' old pot?
"Awakes the sinuses," you said.
I let mine cool, you drank it hot.
Although it is smoothly rhymed, your voice feels natural and flows well. Your word choice delighted my ears, heart, and imagination.
Congratulations on placing second in the contest with your fine entry.
Comment Written 25-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2017
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Wow! I am thrilled to know SPECIFICALLY what you like about "Summer Get-Aways." This poem was so much fun to write and I get such a kick out of knowing it brought pleasure to my readers. Thank you very much for the wonderful review and your congrats. Rod
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem about summer, Summer Get-Aways, so impresses me as it captures those tiny items in memory that sometimes fade from the consciousness. Like...
"lard-fried eggs and griddle cakes" which we'll never see again
"so fairy-kissed we dared not wink" absorbing how precious and important those moments were
"the bass I'd caught and charcoal baked" the closeness of labor to enjoyment that justifies the escape from the din of the world that is too much with us.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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This poem about summer, Summer Get-Aways, so impresses me as it captures those tiny items in memory that sometimes fade from the consciousness. Like...
"lard-fried eggs and griddle cakes" which we'll never see again
"so fairy-kissed we dared not wink" absorbing how precious and important those moments were
"the bass I'd caught and charcoal baked" the closeness of labor to enjoyment that justifies the escape from the din of the world that is too much with us.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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Bill, you are the kind of reader I wrote this poem for. I am delighted I could bring back some of those long-lost savory memories. Thanks so much for sharing and your wonderful response. Rod
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written summer poem, two lovers alone in a beautiful getaway. Where you can live in a fantasy world, making memories of romance that will last a life time.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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A very well-written summer poem, two lovers alone in a beautiful getaway. Where you can live in a fantasy world, making memories of romance that will last a life time.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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Indeed such getaways are like living in a fantasy world and too often are too brief. Thank you for sharing my summer poem, Sandra, and your kind praise. Rod
Comment from Mustang Patty
A beautifully penned poem about summer, young love, and the joys of getting away from it all. The poem weaves a tale among its lines and it soothes the soul. Good luck in the contest,
~patty~
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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A beautifully penned poem about summer, young love, and the joys of getting away from it all. The poem weaves a tale among its lines and it soothes the soul. Good luck in the contest,
~patty~
Comment Written 24-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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What a delightful interpretation of my poem, patty. I am delighted you enjoyed it so much and found it soothing. Thanks for sharing!
Comment from lyenochka
Really lovely memories of leisurely summer days. Sounds like honeymoon days or perhaps empty-nesters. I like the reference to Grandpa's coffee pot as well as his fishing pole. It adds that element of time passing and yet the connection to the past.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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Really lovely memories of leisurely summer days. Sounds like honeymoon days or perhaps empty-nesters. I like the reference to Grandpa's coffee pot as well as his fishing pole. It adds that element of time passing and yet the connection to the past.
Comment Written 23-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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I am delighted you enjoyed my nostalgic glimpse of past summers when young couples could get away. I have used this setting in several posted poems when Gramps was still living and the speaker was a boy. Feel free to browse through my portfolio. Rod
Comment from BeasPeas
This is an excellent poem that I enjoyed reading. Rhyming is outstanding and your poem is interesting and well crafted start to finish. You have described a day at the summer get-away perfectly. Marilyn
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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This is an excellent poem that I enjoyed reading. Rhyming is outstanding and your poem is interesting and well crafted start to finish. You have described a day at the summer get-away perfectly. Marilyn
Comment Written 23-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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Hi, Marilyn. I truly appreciate your stopping by and sharing my summer poem. Thank you for the very kind praise.
Comment from JDRBAR
What beautiful memories. Very well written, smooth flow, and no nits to mar its perfection. Never had a getaway. You describe such a blissful, simplistic weekend that I think every young couple, or old, would envy.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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What beautiful memories. Very well written, smooth flow, and no nits to mar its perfection. Never had a getaway. You describe such a blissful, simplistic weekend that I think every young couple, or old, would envy.
Comment Written 23-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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I like to think that most married couples experience get-aways like this sometime early in their marriages. Thank you so much for sharing and your very kind praise.
Comment from Drew Delaney
I love this poem. You have written a lovely and heartwarming poem about a special time in summer. So many images to help me feel the awesomeness of a summer at Gramp's cottage.
Best wishes in the contest!
Drew
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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I love this poem. You have written a lovely and heartwarming poem about a special time in summer. So many images to help me feel the awesomeness of a summer at Gramp's cottage.
Best wishes in the contest!
Drew
Comment Written 23-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017
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Oh, Drew, it excites me to hear such words as "I love this poem." Your response makes the whole poetic process worthwhile. I am particularly pleased you could relate to the experience. Thanks also for the bonus stars.
