Monday, November 15, 2010

Day Three Hundred Nineteen 2010


"The stripped and shapely
Maple grieves
The ghosts of her
Departed leaves.
The ground is hard,
As hard as stone.
The year is old,
The birds are flown.
And yet the world,
In its distress,
Displays a certain
Loveliness"
~~John Updike, A Child's Calendar

3 comments:

Jane said...

I like the poem - the picture matches perfectly!

Ann S. said...

What Jane said :)

Kelly said...

Lovely this picture is!!! :o)