April is the cruellest month ….
A poetic diversion, since the first lines had been running around my head and, down the rabbit hole, the rest had to follow … The Waste Land T S Eliot I. The Burial of the Dead April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers. Summer surprised us, coming […]
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