April is not only the saddest month, it's National Poetry Month!

Just an FYI that April is National Poetry Month. There's usually lots going on at bookstores, libraries and literary-oriented organizations during this time of the year. A great website to check out is the Academy of American Poets website www.poets.org to see if there is something interesting going on in your area. They also have a function where they send out a poem a day during the month of April.

April is The Saddest Month

by William Carlos Williams

There they were
stuck
dog and bitch
halving the compass

Then when with his yip
they parted
oh how frolicsome

she grew before him
playful
dancing and
how disconsolate

he retreated
hang-dog
she following
through the shrubbery