A Poem a Day Series 2019 – Day 22

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22.

A Moment’s Interlude Richard Aldington, 1892 – 1962 One night I wandered alone from my comrades’ huts; The grasshoppers chirped softly In the warm misty evening; Bracken fronds beckoned from the darkness With exquisite frail green fingers; The tree gods muttered affectionately about me, And from the distance came the grumble of a kindly train. I was so happy to be alone, So full of love for the great speechless earth, That I...