Apr 05 2011
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April 5, 2011: Now comes the long blue cold, Mary Oliver
Now comes the long blue cold
Mary Oliver
Now comes the long blue cold
and what shall I say but that some
bird in the tree of my heart is singing.
That same heart that only yesterday
was a room shut tight, without dreams.
Isn’t it wonderful—the cold wind and
spring in the heart inexplicable.
Darling girl. Picklock.
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On this day in…
2010: Jackie Robinson, Lucille Clifton
2009: In the Nursing Home, Jane Kenyon
2008: To the Couple Lingering on the Doorstep, Deborah Landau
2007: White Apples, Donald Hall
2006: Late Confession, Gary Soto
2005: Steps, Frank O’Hara
