Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
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I’ve signed on to participate in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge this month, and this is Day A: April.
Content was never in question: I post A. E. Housman’s “Loveliest of Trees” nearly every year at bluebonnet time as a reminder to seize the day, to get out and see beauty while it’s here–while we’re here.
Be sure to read–or at least scroll–to the bottom of the page. There’s an unexpected treat–not just a bunch of blue flowers.
Here’s a link to the A to Z Challenge Master List–-links to the nearly 700 blogs taking part in the challenge.
A short analysis of “Loveliest of Trees” appears at Interesting Literature.
Info about 2018 bluebonnet sightings can be found at the Texas Wildflower Report on Facebook.
Paintings by Julian Onderdonk. http://texaspaintings.com/JulianOnderdonk.htm
… by Robert Wood. http://radstudies.tumblr.com/post/146477004552/robert-william-wood-american-1889-1979-texas
… by Porfirio Salinas. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Porfirio+Salinas+Bluebonnet+Paintings&id=61B8119D2E9E1BC63C9D221D5774776F07B2D13B&FORM=IDBQDM
And…
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Kathy Waller 