Consolation
I’ve decided to add something new to my blog while we are all on lockdown. Now and then I will be posting a photo from our garden and a poem that I am finding consoling in these difficult days. Today it is marsh marigolds and the poem is ‘Thaw’ by Edward Thomas (1878-1917), one of my favourite poets.
Over the land freckled with snow half-thawed
The speculating rooks at their nests cawed
And saw from elm-tops, delicate as flowers of grass,
What we below could not see, Winter pass.
8 Comments
Margot Kinberg
April 10, 2020What a lovely idea, Christine! And I do love that ‘photo – it’s bright and cheerful. The poem gives hope, too – just what we need at this time. Thanks for doing this.
Christine Poulson
April 10, 2020Thanks, Margot! I am glad you enjoyed the photo and the poem. I intend to keep this up.
Helen Townshend
April 10, 2020Thank you. Both photo and poem (previously unknown to me) are gorgeous.
Christine Poulson
April 10, 2020So glad you think so! There will be more coming.
Sheila Otter
April 10, 2020What a good Idea – I’ve my Norton Anthology of Poetry so it will be able to select a poem a day – since I live in a high rise apartment – I’ll substitution a picture of something I’ve knit in past and send it out to friends and foe alike – unfortunately, no blog or website.
Christine Poulson
April 11, 2020I’m glad you think it is a good idea – and so is yours. Important to keep in touch in these difficult days.
Moira@Clothes in Books
April 12, 2020Yes please, more of both photos and poems! I love Edward Thomas.
Christine Poulson
April 12, 2020More coming soon!