Dog Days are the hottest most sultry days of the summer. Usually beginning in July and extending into September. The Farmer's Almanac lists the Dog Days as 40 days beginning in July and ending in August, but the tradition is ancient, having beginnings in Roman times. In fact, the Dog Days were so named when Sirius, the "Dog Star" was raging. The ancient Romans believed the heat was caused by the angry dog, the brightest star in the heavens second to the sun. The feast of Saint Roch, patron saint of dogs is August 16. No matter how you celebrate the Dog Days, keep in mind that soon fall will be arriving. Dog Days signal the beginning of the end of summer. Celebrate the Dog Days...leave extra water for Fido, pack a picnic basket, read a good book (may I suggest Hooray for Heroes? ) vacation locally or faraway, take a bike ride or find a seashell. Listen carefully to the Dog Days sounds of summer--put a seashell to your ear!
Seashell Song
Hold a seashell to your ear
tell me, tell me if you dare
O' the music in the deep blue sea
secrets shared with you and me.
Secrets we all need to know
of the life that dwells below
of the waves that slap the shore
far above the mermaid lore.
Secrets of that dark deep ink
secrets make us pause and think--
of the beauty of sea beasts
of the ships that rest in peace.
Hold a seashell to your ear
listen, listen if you dare.
Hear the music of an ancient rhyme
flowing through the depth of time.
Secrets hidden in frail shells
tossed upon the giant swells.
Hold a seashell to your ear
tell me, tell me what you hear.
Hold that seashell to your ear
forever keep the secrets near
in your heart where they belong
like a secret seashell song!
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