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April

The Calendar Months Project

April 1, 2023 | 5:31 AM
in ART, NEWS, OUTDOORS
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Blooming Magnolia Tree. Photographs by Mildred Alpern.

The calendar months project arose from a simple question: what makes each month distinctive? The poems were created to merge the wonder of the people and sites of the neighborhood with the calendar months. 

April
By Mildred Alpern

April’s not a cruel month
Whoever said it was?
It’s birds and bees and popped-up leaves
On blooming pink magnolia trees

Wardrobe change.

It’s wardrobe change and closet check
For fedora hat to wear
It’s warmer days and cooler nights
Snug comforters to share

White Crocuses.

It spurs the springtime’s simple strolls
Through winding paths in parks
Where crocuses in color range
From white to purple dark

Crocus Cluster.

Check out January through March here.

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Edgar A. PoET
Edgar A. PoET
2 years ago

Lovely poem AND lovely flower-pix.
Nothing here about which to kvetch.
More refreshing than a cold beer on a hot day.

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Catherine Arcureg
Catherine Arcureg
2 years ago

Beautiful!

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Jo Silverman.
Jo Silverman.
2 years ago

Leaves little to be said. A wonderful poem. Thank you

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Elisabeth Jakab
Elisabeth Jakab
2 years ago

Ah, thank you. That’s lovely.

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Kit
Kit
2 years ago

That’s T.S. Eliot. The poem is not about April.

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Mildred Alpern
Mildred Alpern
2 years ago
Reply to  Kit

So glad, Kit, that you picked up on the reference to Eliot’s The Wasteland. Yes, it is not about April. Let the reader discover its content.

“April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.”

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