Day 63

Week of 5/11 Daily Assignments Chart

The fragrant crabapple blossom

"...one ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." -Goethe

A song for 5/15: The Who's "5:15" from Quadrophenia

A poem for today: "May" by Jonathan Galassi

May

BY JONATHAN GALASSI

The backyard apple tree gets sad so soon,

takes on a used-up, feather-duster look

within a week.

The ivy’s spring reconnaissance campaign

sends red feelers out and up and down

to find the sun.

Ivy from last summer clogs the pool,

brewing a loamy, wormy, tea-leaf mulch

soft to the touch

and rank with interface of rut and rot.

The month after the month they say is cruel

is and is not.

Works Cited

Galassi, Jonathan. "May." Poetryfoundation.org. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46888/may-56d226f8e9868. Accessed 15 May 2020.

The Who. "5:15." Quadrophenia, MCA, 1973.