We like March -- his shoes are Purple.

[CTyankee]

He is new and high -
Makes he Mud for Dog and Peddler -
Makes he Forests Dry -
Knows the Adder's Tongue his coming
And begets her spot -
Stands the Sun so close and mighty -
That our Minds are hot.
News is he of all the others -
Bold it were to die
With the Blue Birds buccaneering
On his British sky -

Emily Dickinson


Happy March to all DUers!

[In_The_Wind]

1. March came in like a lamb.

:hide::scared:

[xchrom]

2. you know i can't decide --

it was just storming here in the bay area -- so is it in like a lamb or lion?

whichever -- march is always interesting weather.

[CTyankee]

3. Emily D. lived in Amherst, MA

I can only guess that the reference to shoes being purple mean the grape hyacinths that grow so close to the ground and are the early flowers of spring, what we in New England look for eagerly to find the end of winter. The poet had such a difficult time in winter (don't we all in New England?)and she wrote about it. I can certainly relate here in CT.

Thanks for answering this post. I wish more DUers had an appreciation of Emily Dickinson!