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| Cherry blossoms at sunset in Washington, DC. |
First sunset of spring.
Cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Beats winter...a lot.
By the way, April is National Poetry Month. Here's a little something to whet the appetite:
His back is turned to us, his white shirt
the brightest thing in the painting.
Old trousers, leather army suspenders.
Before him the red wheat bends,
the sky is cloudless, smokeless, and blue.
Where he has passed, the hot stalks spread
in streaks, like a shell exploding, but that is
behind him. With stiff, bony shoulders
he mows his way into the colors of summer.
That lovely verse was penned by the 2005 winner of the Pulitzer for poetry, Ted Kooser. Mr. Kooser wrote "Delights & Shadows," a collection of poetry that's actually comprehensible without a degree in literature from Oxford.
Do you write poetry or have a favorite poem? If so, email it to us here--seriously. We'll be putting together an update in April to celebrate poetry month and we'd love to include submissions from our readers.
