Poetry Wednesdays

I don't know about you, but when Wednsday rolls around

all I can think about is the weekend 

and it becomes almost impossible to stay focused. 

So, in an effort to stay focused and overcome midweek disillusionment

I am instituting poetry Wednesdays as a way to encounter something beautiful

even if only for a moment. 

Also, I'm taking a poetry class this semester. 

Today, I'm starting with my all time favorite poem. It may not be the most life changing poem or one with the most meaningful meter, but it makes me smile. 

 The Rainy Day

 The day is cold, and dark, and dreary

It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It   rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Have an inspired Wednesday!