Aux Imagistes : William Carlos Williams

[prosicated]

I think I have never been so exalted
As I am now by you,
O frost bitten blossoms,
That are unfolding your wings
From out the envious black branches.

Bloom quickly and make much of the sunshine
The twigs conspire against you
Hear them!
They hold you from behind

You shall not take wing
Except wing by wing, brokenly
And yet --
Even they
Shall not endure for ever.

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[margolia.livejournal.com]

My favorite William Carlos Williams, though not seasonal, is...

This Is Just to Say

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

[prosicated.livejournal.com]

We read that poem in 4th grade and I had a sudden love for poetry beyond rhymed couplets and naughty limericks... =)