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Summer Remembered
SOUNDS sum and summon the remembering of summers: The humming of the sun The mumbling in the honeysuckle vine The whirring in the clovered grass The pizzicato plinkle of ice in an auburn uncle’s amber glass. The whing of father’s racquet and the whack of brother’s bat on cousin’s ball and calling voices call- ing voices spilling voices …
TL;DR
- The poem uses sounds to evoke memories of summer.
- Sounds include natural elements like the sun and grass, as well as family activities.
- The sounds of the ocean, such as waves and buoys, are also featured.
- The poem concludes with calls for children to come home, signaling the end of the day.
- The unvoiced clamor of the children wanting more summer is contrasted with the calls to end the day.