University town graffiti or found haiku

I want to do to you what springtime does to cherry trees           P. Neruda These are the closing lines to Poem 14 in Pablo Neruda's 1924 book, Twenty Poems of Love and a Desperate Song . The photo is of graffiti in Salamanca, Spain, with the New Cathedral in the background. I took it in August 2008. read more

Good advice of the day: Let's not go into frenzied panic just yet, shall we? Breathe deeply and untwist the knickers. Poetry snippet of the day, thanks to mount_oregano : I want to do to you what springtime does to cherry trees --Pablo Neruda There are lots of new people on my f-list. That's a good excuse for doing some surveys and self-disclosure memes. You may as well know what you're getting into. I'd be glad to see your responses to these, too. Comment and I'll give you a letter...