Poems Along the Way

Photo taken in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

"Flower in the crannied wall,

I pluck you out of the crannies,

I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,

Little flower—but if I could understand

What you are, root and all, all in all,

I should know what God and man is."

~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

Photo taken in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

 If God sends you down a stony path,

May He give you strong shoes.

~ Irish saying

Photo taken in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

"There is a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in."

~ Leonard Cohen from the song "Anthem"

Photo taken in Central Park, Manhattan

in Just-

                            spring         when the world is mud

luscious the little

lame balloonman

whistles        far            and wee

 and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful


~ e.e. cummings -- from the poem "in just"

Photo taken in Marine Park, Brooklyn

"Winter's done, and April's in the skies,
Earth, look up with laughter in your eyes!"


~  Charles G. D. Roberts, from the poem "An April Adoration"

April is Poetry Month.  The Poets.Org web site states: "Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture."

I've always enjoyed reading poetry and I'd like to share some of my favorite poems from time to time this month on my blog, pairing them with a favorite photograph that I've taken, as I have done today.

How will you celebrate Poetry Month?  Check this link to see 30 suggestions on how to share a poem.

I'm linking this post to the "Pink Saturday" event on Beverly's blog How Sweet The Sound, and "Seasonal Sundays" on The Tablescaper blog, Tina's "Weekend Flowers"and "Scenic Sundays."  Thank you to all the blog hosts!