Poems Ancient and Modern

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Today’s Poem: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

A.E. Housman’s invisible perfection

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Apr 21, 2025
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Sakai Hōitsu, Blossoming Cherry Trees, a Japanese screen, c. 1805 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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