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Poet Denise Levertov bids us \u201cto go by the asters\/and breathe\/ the sweetness that hovers\/ in August about the tall milkweeds.\u201d Levertov was associated with the Black Mountain poets and published some of her poetry in the Black Mountain Review<\/em>. August offers quintessential summer with just a touch of bittersweetness: hot sun, fields high with corn, vines sagging with tomatoes, the last of the long, lazy days before lightning bug flashes fade, nights come on earlier and school bells signal a new year.<\/p>\n

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Gina Malone, Editor<\/p><\/div>\n

As we continue to tread lightly back into the lives we knew before the pandemic, we turn our thoughts to weddings. For those planning a big to-do or something smaller, we\u2019ve gathered a few ideas for staging a perfect ceremony, including some of the details that make the day unforgettable.<\/p>\n

Art by Robert Johnson graces this month\u2019s cover. A naturalist with a deep connection to preserving our beautiful, wild places, Johnson creates miniature worlds, inviting viewers to lose themselves there and to celebrate the connection we all can\u2014and should\u2014have with our natural environment.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ready to get out and about again, opportunities abound, including popular festivals in Jackson County, North Carolina\u2019s brand-new Cider Trail, Black Mountain\u2019s Sourwood Festival (p. 68) and ASAP\u2019s annual Farm Tour. Upcoming art events include Penland Gallery\u2019s annual auction, the Spruce Pine Potters Market, the Come to Leicester Studio Tour and The Gallery at Flat Rock\u2019s Art in Bloom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The ending lines of Levertov\u2019s poem The Departure<\/em> make me think of summer\u2019s end and packing up to head home after a day in the sun: \u201cAnd for god\u2019s sake\/don\u2019t let\u2019s leave in the end\/without the ocean! Put it\/in there among the shoes, and\/tie the moon on behind. It\u2019s time!\u201d<\/p>\n

May you find time to linger in these last days of summer.<\/p>\n

Gina Malone can be reached at gina@thelaurelofasheville.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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