Tag: summer

  • Shall I compare thee to a summer day? Solstice poetry by Shakespeare

    Shall I compare thee to a summer day? Solstice poetry by Shakespeare

    Dear Lovestar,

    Happy Solstice!

    I love taking pictures with the sun and this is just one of them in my back yard.

    I didn’t write a summer poem yet, so I decided to let Shakespeare do the speaking today.

    Read and enjoy one of the most popular and beloved poems ever by the most famous English poet.

    Shakespeare sonnet 18

    Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
    Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
    Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
    And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
    Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
    And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
    And every fair from fair sometime declines,
    By chance or nature’s changing course untrimmed;
    But thy eternal summer shall not fade
    Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
    Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
    When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
    So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

    The poem in simple, modern language

    Can I compare you to a summer’s day?
    You’re more lovely and calm in every way:
    Harsh winds may shake the buds in May’s delight,
    And summer’s lease is brief, too short a stay.
    Sometimes the sun burns too hot in the sky,
    Its golden face obscured by passing clouds;
    And everything that’s fair will fade in time,
    By chance or nature’s ever-changing shroud.
    But your eternal beauty will not wane,
    Nor lose the beauty that you possess now;
    Nor will Death boast you wander in his shade,
    For in these lines you’ll live, eternal vow:
    As long as people breathe and see with eyes,
    So long as this endures, you never die.

    Did you love it? ❤️

    I guess if this poem was dedicated to me, I’d reply:

    “A summer day in Arizona (desert where I live)? Or a summer day in Michigan (where it snows and my mom lives) 😆 🤣 😂

    Joke aside,

    I’ll continue working with this poem to celebrate the solstice

    Eve

  • Summer Solstice words to use for art, fun, and spirit work

    Summer Solstice words to use for art, fun, and spirit work

    Dear Lovestar,

    Here are some poetic words and phrases that capture the essence of the Summer Solstice:

    1. **Luminous**: Evoking the brightness and radiance of the longest day of the year.
      
    2. **Golden hour**: Describing the magical time of sunset or sunrise during summer.

    3. **Ablaze**: Conjuring images of fiery sunsets and warm, glowing evenings.

    4. **Celestial**: Reflecting the connection to the heavens and the astronomical significance of the solstice.

    5. **Ethereal**: Suggesting a delicate, otherworldly beauty associated with summer evenings.

    6. **Whispering breeze**: Capturing the gentle, soothing wind that accompanies summer nights.

    7. **Dancing light**: Describing the play of sunlight on leaves or water, creating a mesmerizing effect.

    8. **Radiant**: Conveying the brilliance and warmth of the sun during midsummer.

    9. **Solstice embrace**: Symbolizing the peak of summer’s embrace, with warmth and light enveloping everything.

    10. **Glowing horizon**: Painting a picture of the sun-kissed horizon at dawn or dusk.

    These words aim to evoke the sensory and emotional experience of the Summer Solstice, capturing its beauty and significance in poetic language.


    Use these words for poetry, in your social media posts, in your spirit work, or in your magic spells.

    With love and light,

    Eve