Summer by Marie Van Vorst (1910)
“Summer” presents a secluded world of sea, sand, warm sunlight, and an island home shared by two lovers. Although happy bays may lie beyond their horizons, the speaker values the beloved’s presence above all distant possibilities. The sea’s movement turns toward their “love-bound island,” protected from tempest, while the season’s grace is found in their mutual touch and emotional response. Their love transforms the surrounding sea and sand into a complete universe and a heavenly embrace.
By Marie Van Vorst · First published 1910 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry, Nature Poetry · 121 words
First lines
Sea and sand and here our small home's place is / Where the low suns flush the warm wide land / Golden flooding, till the whole world's face is / Sea and Sand.
Far beyond our horizons, expand / Happy bays -- they say: but the wave's race is / _Toward_ our love-bound island, tempest-banned. / Here for you and me the season's grace is, / Here the heart's response, the touch of hand / Make love's universe, and Heaven's embrace is / Sea and Sand.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Marie Van Vorst
- Date: 1910 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry, Nature Poetry, Summer Poetry, Pastoral Poetry
- Length: 121 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is a short, musical poem focused on emotional expression, imagery, rhythm, and intimate reflection rather than narrative development.
- Love Poetry — Its central theme is romantic union: the speakers' shared island, touch of hand, and love are presented as a complete private universe.
- Nature Poetry — Sea, sand, low sun, bays, waves, and the warm landscape dominate the imagery and mirror the speakers' emotional contentment.
- Summer Poetry — The poem celebrates a sunlit coastal season whose warmth, golden light, and expansive natural setting define its mood.
Tags
fiction · novel · romance · social drama · upper-class society · courtship · relationships · family life · American literature · early twentieth century · historical fiction · domestic fiction