It is frosty here in the Northeast — very frosty—it’s 20 degrees outside. That’s cooo-ld! To help warm our hearts and souls, let’s turn to “Summer Sun,”* a lovely poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Let me share a few lines:
“Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Through empty heaven with repose:
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.
Though closer still the blinds we pull
To keep the shady parlour cool,
Yet he will find a chink or two
To slip his golden fingers through.”
Beautiful! In a flash, a handful of artfully chosen words transported me to a “blue and glowing” day with sunbeams showering down like rain and slipping their “golden fingers” everywhere. What a celebration of light and color and warmth! Isn’t that the joy of poetry and wonderful writing? In an instant, it transports you from snow to sunshine, from one world to another. What a mysterious magic trick! Bravo, Robert! And now, warmed by an imaginary sun shower, — write on!
* If you’re feeling cold or need a boost, be sure to read this charming poem’s warming words in full.
