Friday, April 07, 2006

What Purpose April?


To what purpose, April, do you return again?

Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.

It is not enough that yearly, down this hill, April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

From 'spring' by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for commenting on my blog post. I am always happy to hear from blog readers. Your words encourage and inspire me. I am glad you stopped by to share conversation, recipes, ideas, and thoughts on creating a welcoming home.