“To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
Isn’t that a great quote? I read that in an email from BasBleu announcing a new collection of poetry, The Classic Hundred Poems. And, I thought, the day is pretty dreary so yes, why not read a poem. Here’s one that I really like.
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park
This is peace and contentment. It’s new.
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all my jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.
~The Orange by Wendy Cope
If you don’t have a poetry book handy, check out Poetry Foundation and find a good poem to read today.
Thank you for reminding me to read poetry! I loved The Orange, it made me laugh, and now I’m off to check out Poetry Foundation…
That made me smile. Thanks for sharing!
What a gorgeous, sweet poem! I have to admit I’m not much of a poetry girl but I love this one.
Love this poem! Someone once recommended putting oranges in a white bowl in your refrigerator so that each time you opened the fridge, you had that wonderful vignette. I’ve done it, and it makes you smile.
I love this poem! It’s also included in Garrison Keillor’s poetry anthology Good Poems for Hard Times. Thanks for the poem.
Delightful poem! And I loooove Bas Bleu. It makes me happy. 🙂
I think I heard this one on the radio not too long ago. Great choice!
That made me smile, too. Thanks for putting a little poetry in my life.
Gentle Reader – The poetry foundation site is wonderful – have fun reading some poetry 🙂
Tanabata – Me, too! 🙂
Karen – Glad to hear you liked it!
jenclair – Ooh, I love that. I need to try it out 🙂
Vasilly – I have that anthology – isn’t it great? Lots of good poems in there.
Tiffany – I wish I had some extra moola to indulge in some BasBleu goodness!
Andi – Good to keep away the dreary days right?!
Nik – Glad we are all smiling 🙂
very nice poem! and I like that quote.
My fav book of poetry is a collection I have of Emily Dickinsons poems.
The poem put a smile on my face! And it also reminds me of the book which I’m currently reading ~ The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder. 😉
bookworm – Oh Emily Dickinson is wonderful isn’t she? I have a collection of her poems and it’s been a while since I checked it out.
Melody – Yay! This is too funny but I’m reading a book titled “Tomato Girl”… I need to check the one you are reading…. I read Gaarder’s book Sophie’s World and loved it.
I’ve gotten into short stories over the past 6 months or so … now it’s time to revisit poetry!
Thanks for sharing *The Orange,* I really enjoyed it on this snowy day!
Really lovely poem and I really should go spend some time at BasBleu!
great idea!
Christine – BasBleu is very tempting 🙂
Serena – 🙂
That’s a lovely poem. Thanks.
Fern – So glad you enjoyed it!