Haiku Hopscotch

Hey world, Since it is spring I decided to do a little reflection on yet another recommendation, 'The Trees', by Phillip Larkin. When I googled him, I clicked on some of his quotes, and there was one I particularly liked- Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it. I thought that was very true. Live life to the fullest, world. I have to say, Philip Larkin was a bit of a pessimist. His most famous poem is probably 'This Be the Verse', containing the immortal line: ' They F*** You Up, Your Mum and Your Dad'. This is a prime example of his pessimistic views of the world. Anyway his (seemingly only) happy poem, The Trees is what I'm going to be exploring now. Here it is: The Trees The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Is it that they are born again And we grow old? No, they die too, Their yearly trick of looking new Is written ...

Hey world, Before we get started I just wanted to point something out to all you, if you agree with what I'm saying or have a comment please feel free to add them at the bottom of the page, I'd love to hear what you think! I was recently given a really beautiful poem, I definitely had to reflect on it and share it with all of you. It is by one of my favourite authors, Ray Bradbury. For those of you who are not familiar with this author or his work, he is famous for having written 'Fahrenheit 451', amongst other novels. I read this earlier in the year, and found it phenomenal. If you haven't read it, I suggest you read it immediately. Particularly if (like me) you are a big fan of dystopian fiction... Anyway, here is the poem: Somewhere a band is playing, Playing the strangest tunes, Of sunflower seeds and sailors Who tide with the strangest moons. Somewhere a drummer simmers And trembles with times forlorn, Remembering days of summer In futures yet unborn. ...