i believe that poetry is the most beautiful expression of human creativity. every month i select five favourites of the poems that i have recently read. they are often about hope and wonderment, the beauty of nature, and humanity's shared love for this world.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎january

• the year, ella wheeler wilcox ✦
• a prayer in spring, robert frost ✦
• january poem, suzanne matson ✦
• scimitar, arthur sze ✦
• in the woods, kathryn simmonds ✦