April 17, 2009
In Honor of National Poetry Month…and a Birthday
A Newborn Girl at Passover
by Nan CohenConsider one apricot in a basket of them.
It is very much like all the other apricots–
an individual already, skin and seed.Now think of this day. One you will probably forget.
The next breath you take, a long drink of air.
Holiday or not, it doesn’t matter.A child is born and doesn’t know what day it is.
The particular joy in my heart she cannot imagine.
The taste of apricots is in store for her.
Happy spring weekend everyone! Here’s hoping it contains ripe apricots and cupcakes, both.
Julia: Happy Birthday Sarah! Enjoy!2 years ago
Alicia Kachmar: I definitely just defrosted a homemade cupcake from the freezer after reading this.
2 years ago
The Dishwasher: yum! are those the brown sugar pound cake cupcakes from the Feb issue of Martha Stewart Living? Because they really resemble them and they are SO GOOD and now I want some!
And Happy Birthday!
2 years ago
Kristina: Happy birthday! Treat yourself to something fun.2 years ago
Those are cupcakes with butterscotch icing from an article the Lee Bros. had in O at Home (now defunct). Thank you for all the birthday wishes! Everyone should have a cupcake today! I’m about to make myself an orange and chocolate bday cake, which I’m sure you’ll be hearing more about soon…
2 years ago
pbg: Happiest birthday and happy weekend!
See you soon…!2 years ago
ann: Happy Birthday, Sarah! Hope your next year is filled with wonderful adventures!2 years ago
Cordelia: Happy Birthday, Sarah! What a perfect sunny day for a birthday. Enjoy that cake–it sounds simply scrumptious!2 years ago
Naomi: Happy Birthday Sarah,
We have a great tradition with birthdays. We get to do whatever we want on someone else’s birthday that we love because they would want us to!! To celebrate your birthday, I am going window shopping with my new beau down by Lake Ontario where all sorts of cute and fun shops are including a dignified “adult” store called Birds and Bees.
Thanks for being born Sarah.2 years ago
Sarah: PBG, Cannot wait to see you!
Ann and Cordelia, Thank you so much for the birthday wishes.
Naomi, I would DEFINITELY want you to enjoy my birthday that way.
2 years ago