I walk a day's walk on my land seeing to the fences that once stood straight. But, now the latch is broken wind and ice have seen to that. I poked at the dirt the spaces where I have planted bulbs and seed amid snow and daily cold air. As the flowers shoot past their labored estate, I mark them all with withered cornstalks to show off their rebirth of life on a savage winter's day.
I like the images, the hope at the end, your choice of words! Thanks,
Reviewed by Anna Marie Fritz (Reader)
Reviewed on February 11, 2004
How familiar this is to me!
And how beautiful a hope is expressed here. We
might apply this very premise to our own lives
when they feel "used up and brown."
Mary Angela Nangini's poems celebrate the richness of life and love. From the city to cottage-country and the roads in between, Nangini explores the changing seasons of her varied region. (This book will soon be reprinted in hard cover.)
Under Amber Skies, written by author and poet Jill Eisnaugle, is a wonderful collection of rhyming poetry guaranteed to please every reader. In this, her second book, she writes of new friendships kindled, as well as old friendships solidified. She g
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And how beautiful a hope is expressed here. We
might apply this very premise to our own lives
when they feel "used up and brown."