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Truth to tell, summer in Maine is something of a tease. Especially the present summer,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which has brought stretches of rain and somber skies more befitting an English moor. A while back, in what should have been "high summer," I was out canoeing and noticed a massive oak tree leaning out over the river. Its leaves were beginning to turn. It was only July 25, for goodness' sake!
I realize that, at root, one needs to take a philosophical view of such things. That which we have in abundance becomes routine and unremarkable. Years ago I lived in southernmost South Carolina. The seasons there graded into one another in one long continuum, their borders readable only to the natives. When summer came there was no unseemly whooping, no dance of the seven veils on the front lawn,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], no celebratory rockets. In fact,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], most folks seemed unaware of the beginning date of summer.
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Split that wood! Stoke that wood stove! Thaw those pipes! If you can do all this, you'll be a man, my son, and come July those pine boughs will part and admit you into the sweet,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and brief, nepenthe of the Maine summer.
As I said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we take abundance for granted. The flip side of this maxim is that the rare and fleeting is cherished. When summer comes to Maine, it is like a long-lost friend who is only passing through. We want to invite him in, give him the best chair in the house, put slippers on his feet, and serve him sweet mint tea. All the while, the clock ticks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the sun traces its arc across the sky, and our conversation is charged, cheerful,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], interesting.
And then, suddenly,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], our guest arises and heads for the door, waving goodbye without making eye contact. But still,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], wasn't it a lovely visit?
For me, the late, great American poet William Stafford best expressed the bittersweet emotions of summer's ebb. In his poem "August" he wrote:
"You were good this time,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], August
As I drive along the pretty roads of central Maine at this, summer's trailing edge,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], my windows are still rolled down, the visor is lowered against the brilliance of a still-high sun, and I wear sneakers but no socks. I drive slowly, as if in so doing I can extend the length of the days.
But all along the way,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there are signs.
A woman busies herself about her pile of newly delivered wood. She stacks it neatly between the shoulders of two pine trees with the artistry of a sculptor.
A man leans out from a ladder, scraping old paint from his clapboards. Next he will prime them. Then repaint. He is doing it exactly the right way.
Another man tends his pumpkin crop. Some of the vines are already dying. Soon he will line up the pumpkins on his front lawn, arranged in order of size. The sign will read,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], "Take Your Pick: $2-$4."
These good people may not realize it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but they are savoring our summer guest as well as helping him find the door. In every length of firewood that is stacked, in every stroke of new paint, in every pumpkin cared for with paternal tenderness, they are making a statement.相关的主题文章：

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