tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post7991266646189715984..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: In Summer Time by Paul Laurence DunbarDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-63920792323371165522018-07-08T18:44:18.856-05:002018-07-08T18:44:18.856-05:00"The tide beats in my soul so strong
That hap..."The tide beats in my soul so strong<br />That happiness breaks forth in song,<br />And rings aloud the welkin blue<br />With all the songs I ever knew."<br /><br />It's a wonderful image, isn't it?Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22134870828102966332018-07-08T18:42:38.652-05:002018-07-08T18:42:38.652-05:00Absolutely.Absolutely.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-56636502906140563192018-07-08T17:32:14.588-05:002018-07-08T17:32:14.588-05:00Yes, he captured it for sure. And I love the break...Yes, he captured it for sure. And I love the breaking into song!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51081243062924071412018-07-08T17:28:20.956-05:002018-07-08T17:28:20.956-05:00Can you feature other poems by him? ;-)Can you feature other poems by him? ;-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-26829189726332692002018-07-08T16:41:43.917-05:002018-07-08T16:41:43.917-05:00The couplet form of poetry does lend itself to a p...The couplet form of poetry does lend itself to a particular cadence and rhyme. Dunbar seems to have excelled at it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-83905350212985191012018-07-08T15:14:24.326-05:002018-07-08T15:14:24.326-05:00I love the cadence and the rhyme. It is a beautifu...I love the cadence and the rhyme. It is a beautiful poem, and lazy like warm summer days. :-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com