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I've got another Lilian Moore poem for you, from SOMETHING NEW BEGINS: New and Selected Poems. I love how Ms. Moore wasn't afraid to engage the darker side in her works for children... I so appreciate honesty and any writer who gives kids credit for the depth of their feelings. Death is a pretty essential part of the life cycle, and this poem makes it beautiful. Plus, I love the urgency. One could read this poem all sorts of ways!
LETTER TO A FRIEND
by Lilian Moore
Come soon.
Everything is lusting
for light,
thrusting
up
up
splitting the earth,
opening flaring fading,
seed
into shoot
bud
into flower,
nothing
beyond its hour.
Come soon.
The apple bloom has melted
like
spring snow.
The lilac
changed the air,
surprising every breath.
Low in the field
wild strawberries
fatten.
Come soon.
It's a matter of
life.
And death.
Irene, the sense of urgency is real but the poem is so beautifully written that there is no sadness in the call. Thank you for sharing this wonderful poem.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Irene! The images draw you in so that the ending is especially "punchy." Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous poem! I agree with you 100% about appreciating writers who give kids credit for the depth of their feelings. Thanks for sharing this today, Irene.
ReplyDeleteThis is a poem for reading and re-reading. Thanks, Irene.
ReplyDeleteThat ending...oh my!
ReplyDeleteWhat Violet said!! Wow.
ReplyDeleteThe urgency builds with each line until "it is a matter of life and death". Wow. Thanks for sharing, Irene. =)
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteWow--love this one especially all those sensory images and the way she captures the fleetingness (is that a word?) of spring time changes. Thanks for sharing.
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