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February, poem by Linda Pasdan

02 02 14

Lovely images for a February day! ~ Bette A. Stevens

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FEBRUARY (Excerpt from “The Months”)
by Linda Pastan

After endless
hibernation
on the windowsill,
the orchid blooms—
 
embroidered purple stitches
up and down
a slender stem.
Outside, snow
 
melts midair
to rain.
Abbreviated month.
Every kind of weather.
***
Read “The Months” in its entirety at poetryfoundation.org. Originally published in Poetry (October 1999).

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    nataliescarberry said:
    02/03/2014 at 2:12 am

    Very nice. Blessings, Natalie 🙂

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