Every spring the trees remind me of this poem; this year, today,
the young elm tree off my second-story porch.
"The Trees", by Philip Larkin (53 sec.)
(Above link to the poem on Jeanette Winterson's site. I agree with her: Larkin isn't my favorite poet either, but this poem is just right.)
Larkin reads "The Trees".
the young elm tree off my second-story porch.
"The Trees", by Philip Larkin (53 sec.)
(Above link to the poem on Jeanette Winterson's site. I agree with her: Larkin isn't my favorite poet either, but this poem is just right.)
Larkin reads "The Trees".