Did you know that today is national Poem In Your Pocket day? It's a way for us to share our favorite poetry with each other. Here's one I quite like:
To A Butterfly
by William Wordsworth
I've watched you now a full half-hour,
Self-poised upon that yellow flower;
And, little butterfly! indeed
I know not if you sleep or feed.
How motionless! And then
What joy awaits you, when the breeze
Has found you out among the trees,
And calls you forth again!
This plot of orchard-ground is ours;
My trees they are, my sister's flowers;
Here rest your wings when they are weary,
Here lodge as in a sanctuary!
Come often to us, fear no wrong;
Sit near us on the bough!
We'll talk of sunshine and of song,
And summer days, when we are young;
Sweet childish days, that were as long
As twenty days are now.
If you'd like to learn more about Poem In Your Pocket Day, check out:
www.poets.org/pocket.
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