Edgar Allan Poe, "Eleonora"
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I haven't gotten around to taking pictures of the sparrows yet.
And do you know why?
It snowed!
All of yesterday flurries were flying. How dreadful. I love snow but not in spring. And I'm really depressed because the flowers I bought that looked like lilac or heather have died. They weren't doing so well so I put them out in the rain, but it snowed, and they froze to death.
I shouldn't buy them; they always die.
I have at my command
queen bees in boxes
and you'll see how, one by one,
they smooth out the honey
dressing up as apples,
climbing the cherry trees,
quivering in the smoke,
For you I'm keeping these wild loves
who will weave the spring,
who are strangers to weeping.
From Pablo Neruda's Repertoire. My favourite poem at the moment. Go read the whole thing (preferably the original in Spanish).
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Bye bye birdies.
Be happy! At least you're not a seagull flying in a snowstorm.
Go listen to some Buddy Holly, put on a pair of big frames, and play some air guitar...then relax with a cup of tea and a thick book.
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