– poem: David Giacalone
– photo: Arthur Giacalone
The New York Times editorial writers warned us yesterday just how fleeting and inadequate Labor Day 2008 would feel, for those who needed a buffer between summer and autumnal duties. Appropriately titled “A Breathless Labor Day” (September 1, 2008), they concluded:
“So rest up, fast. However you recharge your energy and your idealism, recharge them now. The truth is that we’re going to need a Labor Day a week for the next couple of months, and this is the only one we’ve got. The next clearing in the calendar is Thanksgiving, and by then we’ll know what we’d all like to know right now. And Thanksgiving, it goes without saying, looks almost infinitely distant.”
The f/k/a Gang fully agrees. We are no where near ready to give up our hammocks for a rush into the workaday world. Around here, it still feels like summer.
autumn heat
slapping the dust
from his jeans
first day of school 
the girl smoothes a crease
in mom’s face
autumn sunset
papa resting
his eyes
autumn heat
the swelling
of a fresh tattoo
… by w.f. owen – (haiku notebook, Lulu.com, 2007)
Of course, if we find the energy, we might get back to this posting later today with a few more haiku to help us and you make the transition.
update (1 PM): I don’t think Matt Morden is quite ready either, despite being back from his weblog hiatus:
holiday’s end
remembering only
a shaft of sun
… by Matt Morden – Morden Haiku, Sept. 2, 2008
We all learn so much from this very informative Blog.
Now if you want to relax at the end of summer, you will want to check out this New York Wineries site.
Thanks for everything you do.
Rich
Comment by Rich Hill — September 6, 2008 @ 6:57 pm