“For him in vain the envious seasons roll Who bears eternal summer in his soul.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Old Player Is summer in your soul? I mean the best parts of summer–barefoot days, bees busy in the clover, blue skies studded with white puffs of clouds. I’d like to keep those days of warmth […]
Jul 31, 2025
Keeping Summer
By Blanche Manos · 2 Comments
Filed Under: Musings · Tagged: children's poetry, Cloud Animals, imagination, seasons, summer
Aug 15, 2023
Cloud Animals
Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson, Ph.D. included my poem about clouds in his Give Your Child a Head Start in Reading, available on Amazon. Fluffy, friendly dragons float across the sky Shapes of whales and dinosaurs that swim and soar and fly. I like to watch the changing clouds, their shapes are fun to see, And as […]
