The Almond (In Answer To A.E. Housman) Poem by Gert Strydom

The Almond (In Answer To A.E. Housman)



Prettier, more pure white
than the cherry tree,
is the almond to me, when she
flowers in spring
spreading her wedding cloak,
while a thousand birds sing
in a vast welcoming

and no little tree sprite
in her branches roam
like they do in the giant oak,
but birds do their chattering.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
[Loveliest of trees by A.E. Housman.]
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Gert Strydom

Gert Strydom

Johannesburg, South Africa
Close
Error Success