Spring (Poem by Christina Rossetti)

Spring – Poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti   Frost-locked all the winter, Seeds, and roots, and stones of fruits, What shall make their sap ascend That they may put forth shoots? Tips of tender green, Leaf, or blade, or sheath; Telling of the hidden life...

The First Spring Day (Poem by Christina Rossetti)

The First Spring Day – Poem by Christina Rossetti   I wonder if the sap is stirring yet, If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate, If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun And crocus fires are kindling one by one: Sing, robin, sing; I still am sore in doubt...

Over the Land is April

Over The Land Is April – Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson       Over the land is April, Over my heart a rose; Over the high, brown mountain The sound of singing goes. Say, love, do you hear me, Hear my sonnets ring? Over the high, brown mountain, Love,...

In April (poem)

In April surprised by any old thing that should uproot itself and subvert the winter awakening to newness from sleep surprised each morning I, too, awake  words– thrown away by winds souls– slaughtered  by hatchets see—    but don’t see my heart left me—...

Aim for the Chopping Block (writing quote)

  This is one of my favorite writing quotes. It offers a wonderful visual picture of seeking precision with words. As Mark Twain says,   “The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter–it’s the...

April Snow (Haiku)

        Stifled, choked tendrils Ears strain toward greening silence April snow showers     © prasanta April 2018   Picture source: pixabay  ...