It's National Poetry Month!

April may be the cruelest month
But it also bears sweet showers
So let us count the ways in which 2009_04_National Poetry Month.gif
We’ll while away its hours:

Keats and Hughes or a haiku
Plath and Frost—to name a few
All of this is just to say
Their work deserves a holiday

So walk the road not taken
And celebrate with glee
This month, which is devoted to
Our nation’s poetry.

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Everyday is poetry day to me. Now if we can get a laureate that's on par with Ashberry...

numbers and words mix
it soon becomes a favorite
the joy of haiku

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