tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post6915006491068429581..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: End of Summer by Stanley KunitzDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-31198516098196238902020-10-20T11:06:45.618-05:002020-10-20T11:06:45.618-05:00Let's hope not!Let's hope not!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-19052074080442292642020-10-20T08:44:44.348-05:002020-10-20T08:44:44.348-05:00Yeah, I don't think there will be a year quite...Yeah, I don't think there will be a year quite as unloved as 2020The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4683970426733524322020-10-18T22:03:33.125-05:002020-10-18T22:03:33.125-05:00I agree that it almost seems as if it were written...I agree that it almost seems as if it were written for this year.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-58462233022312673932020-10-18T19:58:56.040-05:002020-10-18T19:58:56.040-05:00Lots of things in this poem makes me think of 2020...Lots of things in this poem makes me think of 2020: "unloved year," "disenchanted," "knew that part of my life was over," and "cruel wind blows." Perfect for this year.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87402989090622614122020-10-18T18:16:43.331-05:002020-10-18T18:16:43.331-05:00Lucky Pennsylvania with its actual autumn! We'...Lucky Pennsylvania with its actual autumn! We'll take our few cool days here and there whenever we can get them.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-47835108821875192732020-10-18T15:16:23.099-05:002020-10-18T15:16:23.099-05:00Good choice of poem for the change of season, Doro...Good choice of poem for the change of season, Dorothy. In the Northeast, autumn has set in beautifully with glorious fall foliage. Hopefully, it portends the end of all that is unloved about this year. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68717530849114299942020-10-18T13:04:19.138-05:002020-10-18T13:04:19.138-05:00He does accurately evoke the coming of autumn - at...He does accurately evoke the coming of autumn - at least in places that have true autumns.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-5987171637500092662020-10-18T12:23:38.584-05:002020-10-18T12:23:38.584-05:00Today the most recent heat wave ended. I hope the ...Today the most recent heat wave ended. I hope the season will change for good but my hopes could be dashed. The poem may be one of the best I have read about the coming of fall.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-62885434113793362892020-10-18T09:25:16.416-05:002020-10-18T09:25:16.416-05:00I actually thought of you when I read the poem and...I actually thought of you when I read the poem and thought it might appeal to you. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-46733385672641492172020-10-18T09:24:41.040-05:002020-10-18T09:24:41.040-05:00My husband and I have voted as have several millio...My husband and I have voted as have several million others. Now we wait with fingers crossed and hopes high.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-16691012519485124652020-10-18T09:20:29.727-05:002020-10-18T09:20:29.727-05:00I love that last stanza. As someone from the Nort...I love that last stanza. As someone from the Northeast United States, I totally identify with it. Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51690622196487233972020-10-18T06:18:36.294-05:002020-10-18T06:18:36.294-05:00As you say, for many reasons, we will not remember...As you say, for many reasons, we will not remember 2020 fondly, but I am hoping very much that on 3 November the entire world will be celebrating the demise of an aberrant figure in American politics, banished to the ash heap of ignominy and shame forever. That will be at least one day to rejoice, Your choice of our Sunday poem was delightful, Dorothy, as it always is. A constant to count on each week.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com