Oh, Megan your post made me smile. Wilbur's Collected Poems is on my shelf and I had to go re read "The Beautiful Changes."
"Your hands hold roses always in a way that says/They are not only yours; the beautiful changes/"
A wonderful poem--about greening and growth and love. Juxtaposed with your Love and Other Mysteries they make perfect sense! Thank you for sharing your love poems with us.
Smiled at you and hubby's saying "It's not the years, honey - it's the mileage." ;)
Just wait till you're 65 like me!
I think 54 is the perfect age to begin writing love poems. This one is lovely!
Thank you, Laura!
Beautiful poem, Megan. :) Congrats on the collection.
Thanks so much!
Oh, Megan your post made me smile. Wilbur's Collected Poems is on my shelf and I had to go re read "The Beautiful Changes."
"Your hands hold roses always in a way that says/They are not only yours; the beautiful changes/"
A wonderful poem--about greening and growth and love. Juxtaposed with your Love and Other Mysteries they make perfect sense! Thank you for sharing your love poems with us.
Thank you for reading, Jody!
I didn't appreciate Wilbur's poem until the Close Reads team walked through it in a recent poetry hour. Now it's one I love.
"...but it's the color we're given."
And look what you did with what you were given.
Yes and thank you.