Thursday, October 14, 2010

Poetry Bonus

I somehow missed that this is the birthdate of e.e. cummings. Fortunately, The Writer's Almanac is on it. On today's almanac, my favorite poem of all time: i carry your heart with me.

I do. (i carry it in my heart)

2 comments:

Lezlie said...

One of my favorite lines of poetry ever:

"nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands"

(from 'somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond')

Happy Birthday, ee....

samethinggirl said...

(though love be a day
and life be nothing,it shall not stop kissing).

(from 'Thy fingers make early flowers of... ')

Happy Birthday, ee cummings - weeeeeeee!

And thank you Jan for sharing your joy with us.