World Poetry Day

Every year on March 21 UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) celebrates World Poetry Day - a time to appreciate poetry and poets all over the world.
Quoting Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

"Poetry is one of the purest expressions of linguistic freedom. It is a component of the identity of peoples and it embodies the creative energy of culture, for it can be continuously renewed".

Message for the World Poetry Day 

To celebrate this date and the beginning of Spring, a poem, what else???

IT'S SPRING

It's spring

And the garden is changing its clothes,

Putting away

Its dark winter suits,

Its dull scarves

And drab brown overcoats.

Now, it wraps itself in green shoots,

Slips on blouses

Sleeved with pink and white blossom,

Pulls on skirts of daffodil and primrose,

Snowdrop socks and purple crocus shoes,

Then dances in the sunlight.

John Foster in The Works 10th Anniversary Edition

What about you, what are your favourite lines?

Happy World Poetry Day, y'all :)