that willpower and courage are not the same thing. 

Courage can attract fear and adulation, 

but willpower requires patience and commitment

 

 insanity is the inability to communicate your ideas. 

It’s as if you were in a foreign country, able to see and understand everything that’s going on around you but incapable of explaining what you need to know or of being helped, 

because you don’t understand the language they speak there

 

 there is no need for iron to be the same as copper, or copper the same as gold. 

Each preforms its own exact function as a unique being, 

and everything would be a symphony of peace

 

There lies a green field between the scholar and the poet; 

should the scholar cross it he becomes a wise man; 

should the poet cross it, he becomes a prophet

 

people become fascinated with pictures and words,

 and wind up forgetting the Language of the World

 

The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. 

But it is night that raises them to the stars.

Summer

 

Summer Haiku

 To reveal how your heart flowers,

sway like the summer grove.
—Tagami Kikusha-Ni,

These silent summer nights
even the stars
seem to whisper.
—Kobayashi Issa,

These brown summer grasses?
The only remains
of "invincible" warriors ...
—Matsuo Basho,

Forbearing the night
with its growing brilliance:
the summer moon.
—Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

On a hot summer night
dreams and reality
merge.
—Takahama Kyoshi,

The summer butterfly
has to look sharp
to make its getaway.
—Takahama Kyoshi,

The moon still appears,
though far from home:
summer vagrant.
—Matsuo Basho

The legs of the cranes
have been shortened
by the summer rains.
―Matsuo Basho

A summer river:
disdaining the bridge,
my horse gallops through water.
―Masaoka Shiki

Summer Songs

 

Summer Sunshine - Song by The Corrs 

 "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama  

Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers 

Summer in the City - Joe Cocker 

Hot in the City - Song by Billy Idol

The Style Council - Long Hot Summer

Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer

"Summer Rain" - Belinda Carlisle 

Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

Espresso  - Sabrina 

Mr Blue Sky - ELO 

Naked In The Rain - Blue Pearl 

Free Me - Emma Bunton

Summertime - Song by Bon Jovi 

Summertime - Song by New Kids On The Block

Here Comes The Sun - Beatles

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Summer Sunshine Song by The Corrs ‧ 2004

 

Everyone's changing, I stay the same, I'm
A solo cello outside a chorus
I've got a secret
It's time for me to tell, you've been keeping me warm

Just sweet beginnings and bitter endings
In coffee city, we borrowed Heaven
Don't give it back, I've never felt so wanted
Are you taking me home?

You tell me you have to go?

In the heat of summer sunshine
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine
I kiss you and nobody needs to know

Now that you've left me, there's no returning
I keep comparing, you're always winning
I try to be strong, but you'll never be more wanted
Will you make me at home?

Don't tell me you have to go

In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)
I kiss you, and nobody needs to know

To sweet beginnings and bitter endings
In coffee city, we borrowed Heaven
Don't give it back
Winter is coming, and I need to stay warm

In the heat-

In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine (summer sunshine)
I kiss you, and nobody knows

Summer sunshine, sunshine, sunshine

Hot in the City Song by Billy Idol ‧ 1982

 It's hot here at night

Lonely, black and quiet
On a hot summer night
Don't be afraid
Of the world we made
On a hot summer night

'Cause when a long-legged lovely walks by
Yeah you can see the look in her eye
Then you know that it's

Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight

For all the dreams and schemes
People are as they seem
On a hot summer night
Don't be no fun
Don't forget you're young
On a hot summer night

A sometime someone you're not
Don't wait to see what you got
'Cause you know that you're

Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
Alright
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight

Well I'll walk until my feet drop
I'm a train when I'm hateful
Yeah, lay right down now
And I'll ride until your head breaks
I'm a-walkin' 'til my brain pops
I will move with the beat now
I'm a chain 'round an A-bomb
I'm a ribbon in the heat now
New York!

Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
New York
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
Tonight

"Here Comes The Sun"

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun
It's all right
It's all right

Lazy sunday afternoon

 Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbors

But they make it very clear they've got no room for ravers

They stop me from groovin, they bang on me wall
They're doin me crust in it's no good at all,

Lazy sunday afternoon, I've got no mind to worry, close my eyes and
Drift away

Here we all are sittin in a rainbow(do do do do)
Cor blimey hallo missus Jones hows your Berts lumbago?
I'll sing you a song with no words and no tune
To sing in your Khazi while you suss out the moon, oh yeah

Theres no one to hear me, theres nothin to say,
And no one can stop me from feelin this way

Lazy sunday afternoon I've got no mind to worry
Close my eyes and drift away

In the summertime

 The tax man's taken all my dough

And left me in my stately home
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

And I can't sail my yacht
He's taken everythin' I've got
All I've got's this sunny afternoon

Save me, save me
Save me from this squeeze
I've got a big fat momma tryin' to break me
And I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
In the summertime,
In the summertime

My girlfriend's run off with my car
And gone back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty

Now I'm sitting here
Sipping at my ice cold beer
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

Help me, help me, help me sail away
Well, give me two good reasons
Why I oughta stay
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
In the summertime, 
In the summertime

summer in the city

 Hot town, summer in the city

Back of my neck gettin' dirt' and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walkin' on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
The days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Cool town, evenin' in the city
Dress so fine and lookin' so pretty
Cool cat lookin' for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
'Til I'm wheezin' like a bus stop
Runnin' up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop

But at night, it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
The days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Summer in the city

"Cruel Summer"

Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around

Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry

Strange voices are saying
What did they say
Things I can't understand
It's too close for comfort
This heat has got right out of hand

It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you're gone

The city is crowded
My friends are away
And I'm on my own

It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go

It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel,
It's a cruel cruel summer
Now you're gone
You're not the only one

Summer Breeze

 

Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind

See the curtains hanging in the window
In the evening on a Friday night
A little light shining through the window
Lets me know everything's alright

[Repeat chorus]

Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom
July is dressed up and playing her tune
When I come home from a hard days work
And you're waiting there, not a care in the world

See the smile waiting in the kitchen
Food cooking and the plates for two
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
In the evening when the day is through

"Summer Rain"

Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can hear him saying
Nothing will change
Come dancing with me baby
In the summer rain

I remember the rain on our skin
And his kisses hotter than the
Santa Ana winds
Whispering our goodbyes
Waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain

I remember laughing til we almost cried
(There at station that night)
I remember looking in his eyes

Oh my love, it's you and that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain

Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain

I can hear the whistle
Military train
I was dancing with my baby
In the summer rain
I can here him singing
Ooh "Love Is Strange"
Come dance with me baby
In the summer rain

I remember the rain pouring down
And we poured our hearts out
As the train pulled out
I can see my baby
Waving from the train
It was last time that I saw him
In the summer rain

Every time I see the lightening
Every time I hear the thunder
Every time I close the window
When this happens in the summer
Oh the night is so inviting
I can feel that you are so close
I can feel you when the wind blows
Blows right through my heart

Every night and every day now
Though I know you've gone away
Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain

Summertime Song by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ‧ 1991

"Summertime"

[Chorus:]
Summer, summer, summertime
Time to sit back and unwind

[The Fresh Prince:]
Here it is the groove slightly transformed
Just a bit of a break from the norm
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be
A little bit out of control it's cool to dance
But what about the groove that soothes that moves romance
Give me a soft subtle mix
And if ain't broke then don't try to fix it
And think of the summers of the past
Adjust the base and let the alpine blast
Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme
And put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime

[Chorus]

[The Fresh Prince:]
School is out and it's a sort of a buzz
A back then I didn't really know what it was
But now I see what have of this
The way that people respond to summer madness
The weather is hot and girls are dressing less
And checking out the fellas to tell 'em who's best
Riding around in your jeep or your benzos
Or in your Nissan stting on lorenzos
Back in Philly we be ou in the park
A place called the plateau is where everybody goes
Guys out hunting and girls doing likewise
Honking at the honey in front of you with the light eyes
She turn around to see what you beeping at
It's like the summers a natural afradesiac
And with a pen and pad I compose this rhyme
To hit you and get you equipped for the summer time

[Chorus]

[The Fresh Prince:]
It's late in the day and I ain't been on the court yet
Hustle to the mall to get me a short set
Yeah I got on sneaks but I need a new pair
Cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there
The temperature's about 88
Hop in the water plug just for old times sake
Break to ya crib change your clothes once more
Cause you're invited to a barbeque that's starting at 4
Sitting with your friends cause y'all remincise
About the days growing up and the first person you kiss
And as I think back makes me wonder how
The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia
All the kids playing out front
Little boys messin round with the girls playing double-dutch
While the DJ's spinning a tune as the old folks dance at your family reunion
Then six o'clock rolls around
You just finished wiping your car down
It's time to cruise so you head to the summertime hangout
It looks like a car show
Everybody come lookin real fine
Fresh from the barber shop or fly from the beauty salon
Every moment frontin and maxin
Chillin in the car they spent all day waxin
Leanin to the side but you can't spead through
Two miles an hour so everybody sees you
There's an air of love and of happiness
And this is the Fresh Prince's new defintion of summer madness

Summertime Song by Bon Jovi ‧ 2007

 Feels something like summertime

Top down and nothin' but time
Radio's on and your by my side
Feels something like summertime

These days life goes like this
Wake up, check that off of some list
Gotta be a little something more than this
The bottom of my coffee cup

I keep a postcard in the back of my mind
White sand, sunshine
And you sining like a brand new diamond
It's keeping me for giving up
Thinking like I had enough

You make me feel something like summertime
Top down ain't nothing but time
Radio's on and you're by my side
Feels something like summertime

Like a first slow dance and a first long kiss
There ain't nothing baby better then this
It's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine
It feels something like summertime
Summertime

I was a warm breeze with a cool tan
Life mapped out on the back of my hand
When I was laughing I was making plans

But I didn't laugh when I found you
Theres a heaven baby your the proof

You make me feel something like summertime
Top down ain't nothing but time
Radio's on and you're by my side
Feels something like summertime

Like a first slow dance and a first long kiss
There ain't nothing baby better then this
It's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine
It feels something like summertime
(Sum-summer-summertime)

Feel something like summertime
Top down ain't nothing but time
Radio's on for me and my valentine

It's like that first slow dance and that first long kiss
There ain't nothing baby better then this
It's like a beach blanket and a bottle of wine (Yeah)

Feels something like summertime
Top down ain't nothing but time
Radio's on and you're by my side,
Feels something like summertime
Just like summer time
(Sum-sum-summertime)
Something like summertime

Summertime Song by New Kids On The Block ‧ 2008

 Jones Beach, 1988

Come on

Do you remember or should I rewind?
To that summer when you caught my eye?
I played it cool, the weather was hot
You had the beauty & the beach on lock
With your flip flops, half shirt, short shorts, mini skirt
Walkin' on the beach, so pretty
You wasn't lookin' for a man
When you saw me in the sand
But you fell for the boy from the city

I was like "Hey, girl, can I get your number?"
I remember what you told me too
"Don't call after 10:00"
But you know that I did
'Cause I couldn't stop thinkin' 'about you

I think about you in the summertime
And all the good times we had, baby
Been a few years and I can't deny
The thought of you still makes me crazy
I think about you in the summertime
I'm sittin' here in the sun with you on my mind
My summertime

Do you remember? I'll never forget
Touchin' your body all soakin' wet
The water was cool, the feelin' was hot
Kissin' on you while the ocean rocked
In your strapless sundress
Kickin' back, no stress
As long as we was together
'Cause we were feelin' young love
And we couldn't get enough
Baby, I could reminisce forever

And now I'm like
Hey, girl, don't you know I miss it?
And I wonder if you miss it too?
Never thought it would end 'til it did
Now, I'm here and I can't stop thinkin' 'about you

I think about you in the summertime
And all the good times we had, baby
Been a few years and I can't deny
The thought of you still makes me crazy
I think about you in the summertime
I'm sittin' here in the sun with you on my mind
My summertime

Summer ended, winter started
It got colder when we parted ways
(I like this part)
As the seasons change
(Now bring it, bring it back)
Winter melted, spring, I felt it
Summertime will never be the same
Without you, my summertime
My summertime

I think about you in the summertime
And all the good times we had, baby
Been a few years and I can't deny
The thought of you still makes me crazy
I think about you in the summertime
I'm sittin' here in the sun with you on my mind
My summertime

Summer

 

• “Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” —Henry James
• 
  
• “Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon.” —C. Day Lewis
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• “I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.” —Jack McBrayer

• “It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.” —Anna Godbersen

• “The summer night is like a perfection of thought.” —Wallace Stevens
• “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” —Charles Bowden

 

Remembrance is a form of meeting

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom

 

You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you. 

You're already familiar with the latter experience, 

allowing yourself to be swept along by fears, neuroses, insecurity, 

for all we have self-destructive tendencies

 

You drown not for falling into a river,

 but by staying submerged in it

 

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, 

because they feel that they don’t deserve them,

 or that they’ll be unable to achieve them

 

 many people have stopped living. 

They do not become angry, nor cry out; 

they merely wait for time to pass. 

They did not accept the challenges of life,

 so life no longer challenges them. 

 react, face life, but do not stop living

 

 God separated a spirit from Himself and fashioned it into Beauty.

 He showered upon her all the blessings of gracefulness and kindness. 

He gave her the cup of happiness and said,

 “Drink not from this cup unless you forget the past and the future,

 for happiness is naught but the moment.” 

And He also gave her a cup of sorrow and said, 

“Drink from this cup and you will understand the meaning of the fleeting instants of the joy of life, 

for sorrow ever abounds"

 

a field turned into a battleground; 

after the trees are uprooted

 and the grass is burned 

and the rocks are reddened with blood

 and the earth is planted with bones and skulls, 

it is calm and silent as if nothing has happened; 

for the spring and autumn come at their intervals 

and resume their work

 

Your soul is oftimes a battlefield,

 upon which your reason and your judgement 

wage war against your passion and your appetite