Wonderfully soothing.
At this moment, Northern New Jersey is experiencing some rather heavy rain with flashes of lighting. I heard a rumble of far-off thunder a few minutes ago, and I am hoping it makes its way over here. That would be conducive to a very good night’s sleep after a very long and mentally exhausting week.
It makes me want to read poetry. Here are a few glorious poems I’ve stumbled across recently while looking for new poetry on the internets. April is a great month for that since it’s National Poetry Month and there are so many “poem-a-day” lists that spring up for this month alone. It makes me quite happy.
- The Dark-Light of Spring by Eric Leigh
- From Obelisk to Water’s Edge by Ray DiPalma
- End of April by Phillis Levin
- “Are you the new person drawn toward me?” by Walt Whitman
And one that I’ve liked for a while since I read it in Nine Horses, but which I don’t think I’ve shared before:
- Litany by Billy Collins
While I’m at it, here is one I absolutely love, also from Billy Collins (which I think I should memorize because it’s always good to have something beautiful stored away in your brain. My memorization of “Jabberwocky” probably doesn’t count):
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