“Winding her arms close around his neck, she closed her eyes. To be embraced, safe in a man's arms when she had never expected it to happen again, this would be enough.Time sheltered their embrace, enfolding them within a summer scented capsule that felt endless and theirs alone. The fragrance of grass and sunlight and nearby water sweetened each breath. Theirs was the music of birds ans the lazy buzz of insects and the beating of two hearts. Yes, she thought, she didn't need more. This would be enough.” MenNeedsHeartTwoEnoughHappensWould BeEyeFeltWaterArmsSafeSummerBirdBreathsEmbraceExpectedEndlessGrassNecksLazySunlightHer EyesInsectsFragranceEnough TimeBuzzTwo Hearts Author:Maggie Osborne
“All that happens is as usual and familiar as the rose in spring and the crop in summer.” HappensSummerSpringRoseFamiliarUsualCrops Author:Marcus Aurelius
“I rarely think of poetry as something I make happen; it is more accurate to say that it happens to me. Like a summer storm, a house afire, or the coincidence of both on the same day.” ThinkingHappensPoetryHouseSummerStormAccurateCoincidence Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“Baseball is green and safe. It has neither the street intimidation of basketball nor the controlled Armageddon of football.... Baseball is a green dream that happens on summer nights in safe places in unsafe cities.” DreamHappensNightCitiesStreetsFootballSafeBasketballSummerBaseballGreenControlledIntimidationUnsafeArmageddonSafe PlacesSummer Nights Author:Luke Salisbury