April![magnolia](https://14e3d4.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/magnolia.jpg)
By Linda Pastan
A whole new freshman class
of leaves has arrived
on the dark twisted branches
we call our woods, turning
green now – color of
anticipation. In my 76th year,
I know what time and weather
will do to every leaf.
But the camellia swells
to ivory at the window,
and the bleeding heart bleeds
only beauty.