so
uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze
that
it made you want to throw
open
all the windows in the house
and
unlatch the door to the canary's cage,
indeed,
rip the little door from its jamb,
a
day when the cool brick paths
and
the garden bursting with peonies
seemed
so etched in sunlight
that
you felt like taking
a
hammer to the glass paperweight
on
the living room end table,
releasing
the inhabitants
from
their snow-covered cottage
so
they could walk out,
holding
hands and squinting
into
this larger dome of blue and white,
well,
today is just that kind of day.
How lovely it is to look out of the window and see trees
bursting into life. It’s still cold at night and there has been the odd drop of
rain, but it’s generally warm and sunny. The words I've used here are from a
poem called Today by Billy Collins. If
you would like to find out more about him there is an excellent biography at The Poetry Foundation. Most of the photographs are from our garden, although the
first one was taken at Barrington Court and
the last three while walking around the village where we live. The blackbird is
a daily visitor and a very welcome one.
Some of my favourite online destinations are looking very
spring like just now – first up Milly & Dottie’s Emporium a vintage
treasure house.
Lots of cute vintage treasures at Crave Cute
Delightful art prints from Winter Moon at Society6
Delightful art prints from Winter Moon at Society6
Once you've visited Milly & Dottie, Crave Cute and
Winter Moon don’t forget to come back and visit me here at March of Time Books.
Pookie by Ivy Wallace