NATIONAL POETRY DAY

I've noticed that several blogs are celebrating National Poetry Day today. When I googled the subject, I found that almost all the sites originated in the UK, so I'm wondering if it is National Poetry Day there only. No matter . . . I'll just help the Brits celebrate their day with a poem by a beloved American poet.

Since the late Daisy Lupin started her Poetry Fest in June, I have been publishing several poems a month. I followed the themes she chose for June, July and August, and chose my own for September. The subject for September was fall, and I think I'll continue with that theme in October, and add Halloween poems as well. Usually when I post poems, I choose one of my favorite poems first and then add the illustration. This time it was the other way around. I actually found the painting first and then found the poem to go with it.

Did my unconscious mind associate maple leaves and a lady in a pretty scarf with Emily Dickinson's poem???

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The morns are meeker than they were,

The nuts are getting brown;

The berry's cheek is plumper,

The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,

The field a scarlet gown.

Lest I should be old-fashioned,

I'll put a trinket on.

- Emily Dickinson, Nature 27 - Autumn