Enjoy a stroll through the museum-like gallery of artistic expressions comprised of image poems (ekphrastic poetry) in different formats of digital designs.
The theme chosen for the Summer 2023 gallery is Summer's End.
Travel throughout the United States from east to west and on to Australia to see the endless beauty of the summer season as it closes and falls into autumn.
A range of poetic voices from adults to children splash across the page at the Destination: Summer's End Padlet here.
A stream of the Destination: Summer's End playlist music will be a backdrop for the gallery walk. Listen here.
As you enjoy the gallery walk, reflect on your summer adventures that brought carefree days of relaxation and renewal. While we shall miss the the days of lounging at the beach, hiking in the woods, or traveling with the family, we can hold on to our sweet memories of summer "as summer gathers up her robes of glory, and, like a dream glides away."-Sarah Helen Whitman
Thank you for joining the gallery experience that connects two seasons as summer's sun greets autumn's cooler breezes and autumn leaves.
As William Shakespeare said centuries ago:
Summer's lease hath all too short a date.
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Thank you to the poetic voices who added their beautiful words to this gallery.
Linda Baie
Robyn Hood Black
Matt Forrest Esenwine
Karen Elise Finch
Patricia Franz
Bob Hamera (arjeha)
Jane Heitman Healy
Molly Hogan
Michelle Kogan
Sally Murphy
Anastasia Suen
Janice Scully
Carol Varsalona
Student Voice from Margaret Simon's gifted classes in Louisiana
John-Rober, Adelyn, and James
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Adieu Summer!
into the wind
summer goes
without a worry
without a woe
Then, curtsies
to fall and all
Adieu!
©CVarsalona, 2023, quick write draft
photo of the LA sunset by Devin Hartnett
And so, Summer may be over but it is not forgotten.
There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.
-Celia Thaxter
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For another poetic experience, travel with me to the Poetry Friday Roundup. Our host, Catherine Flynn, is ahring her thoughts on Irene Latham's new book filled with poetry, The Museum on the Moon: Curious Objects on the Lunar Surface and an original poem(You can read my book review of this amazing book here.)
Thank you to the many poets, writers, artists, friends, and family who contributed to the various summer galleries I created. See the list below and click on titles if interested in the Who's Who of the Galleries of Artistic Expressions.
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