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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums"And what is so rare as a day in June?" It is 75degrees, 35% humidity, gentle breeze
author...James Russell Lowell.
Poem is in public domain
from The Vision of Sir Launfal
And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,
And over it softly her warm ear lays:
Whether we look, or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur, or see it glisten;
Every clod feels a stir of might,
An instinct within it that reaches and towers,
And, groping blindly above it for light,
Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers;
The flush of life may well be seen
Thrilling back over hills and valleys;
The cowslip startles in meadows green,
The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice,
And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean
To be some happy creature's palace;
The little bird sits at his door in the sun,
Atilt like a blossom among the leaves,
And lets his illumined being o'errun
With the deluge of summer it receives;
His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings,
And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings;
He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest,
In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best?
Now is the high-tide of the year,
And whatever of life hath ebbed away
Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer,
Into every bare inlet and creek and bay;
Now the heart is so full that a drop over-fills it,
We are happy now because God wills it;
No matter how barren the past may have been,
'Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green;
We sit in the warm shade and feel right well
How the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell;
We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help knowing
That skies are clear and grass is growing;
The breeze comes whispering in our ear,
That dandelions are blossoming near,
That maize has sprouted, that streams are flowing,
That the river is bluer than the sky,
That the robin is plastering his house hard by;
And if the breeze kept the good news back,
For other couriers we should not lack;
We could guess it all by yon heifer's lowing,
And hark! how clear bold chanticleer,
Warmed with the new wine of the year,
Tells all in his lusty crowing!
This day and it's weather has been perfectly lovely
wryter2000
(46,025 posts)Its 97 in Oakland. Second day in a row. When this weather moves East, its going to kill people.
Sorry to be a downer, but there you are...
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irisblue
(32,950 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,917 posts)4 minutes after OP?
irisblue
(32,950 posts)Late June to early September are usually weather suck fests.
And the AC unit here is aged.
wryter2000
(46,025 posts)Huge numbers of people are suffering
I dont think Id post about the lovely weather during wildfires and floods. I also wouldnt do it when its 10 below zero.
irisblue
(32,950 posts)I'm not disputing that people suffer, merely enjoying a moment in life.
irisblue
(32,950 posts)On random people.
Good luck with your life and times. I hope you can and will enjoy a soft breeze on a summer afternoon. I am done interacting with you.
sl8
(13,702 posts)Would your logic, or philosophy, discourage expressing joy or pleasure every day?
I'm trying to envision where this school of thought leads.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Yesterday we were lucky enough to have a cool (high 71) day in my part of NC. It wont last, but days like that are diamonds. I completely understand the OP.
Whyd you have to come crap on a beautiful OP?
Me.
(35,454 posts)Ohiogal
(31,950 posts)Its lovely here in the northeast corner as well.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,359 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,793 posts)It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the cold. Described our March perfectly.
appalachiablue
(41,113 posts)she used to quote. I always loved it, thanks for posting this gem.