From 'A Shropshire Lad ~ A.E. Housman.
Looking out of my front window the cherry blossom tree is coming into bloom and it brought to mind Housman's poem which is more than suitable for this time of the year. The master of melancholy captures the moment well. Tom O' Bedlam is one of the best poetry readers out there so going with his version, although there are many other versions out there. In the comments section on Youtube it says the photo is not his but of his brother who was also said to be an accomplished artist. I have or had a copy of the book somewhere in the house but can't locate it now. So with thanks to 'Spoken Verse'. Suggest a visit to Wikipedia for background info on the poet and please enjoy the reading. There is another short poem of his from the collection that I like and maybe will load it next.
A.E. Housman 1859 - 1936.
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