All the summer in a day7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In a quiet voice in the still classroom while Think the sun is a flower,That blooms for just Small stories or essays or poems about it: The roof, the walk, the gardens, the forests, Shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon The face, in the body, in the arms and legsĪnd trembling hands. Remembered a warmness, like a blushing in Yellow crayon or a coin large enough to buy Few people on the planet have seen it and those fortunate few have a frustrating exulansis trying to convey the experience to others: A rare and brief but beautiful event involving shadows (of clouds/moon) and the sun. From "All Summer in a Day" by Ray BradburyĪnyone who has witnessed a total solar eclipse would recognize some similarities. The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.' "Do the scientists really know? Will it happen today, will it?" ![]()
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