National Poetry Month

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The dread

of March's Ides

slides into April Fools'

and a four week stretch ending

with tax dead-

line day,

what's not to love

about National Poetry Month

an anual celebration 

spanning life's absurdity 

and certainty.

I think it was Camus

who said

I'd kill myself

if it made any more sense

than living (I paraphrase)

and anyway

it's spring

and sure as rain

flowers will bloom

and maybe, just maybe

last year I was poor 

enough to earn a refund

which would bring

a wry smile.