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You might think the poet is the main character of this poem - the I of the first line - but it is actually these beautiful flowers that steal the show. Growing everywhere, as far as the poetโs inner eye can see, they flutter and dance, shine and twinkleโฆ Bringing memories of comfort and delight to the poetโs otherwise lonely and isolated existence.
The poem presented in this post first appeared in Williamsโ book titled โSour Grapes: A Book of Poemsโ, published in 1921. Like many other of his works, itโs wonderfully simple and minimalist: the poet uses an extremely common image only to transform it into something delightfully rich and filled with meaning.
As the Winter Solstice approaches, itโs time for another free quarterly ebook. This time I bring you โChristmas at Red Butteโ, a delightful short story by the celebrated Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942).
John Whittaker Watson was a 19th century poet and journalist from New York. The author of many serials, poems and short stories published in various magazines, today he is probably best known for his poem โBeautiful Snow.โ It is found in the collection of poems by the same title, published in Philadelphia in 1871.
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