Is April Spoken Here?

I hope you can speak April…
Perhaps a word or two.
I long to hear the sound of it.
Please try, I beg of you.

Talk to me of trillium,
Of honeysuckled birds,
Or speak of brassy buttercups.
I crave some April words!

Tell me how the honeybee
Spins, drunk, from jonquil doors.
Describe those sparkly sun flakes
That dance on forest floors.

Can you find “pine whispers”
In Nature’s language book?
Or see a bluebird pictured
Or translate babbling brook?

If in April you’re not fluent
Or you find March too passé,
Then lead me to a Poet
And we’ll speak a little May.

More Pictures from the Book

Press Release
Pressed Flower Art Book: Always in Bloom
Sausalito, CA – April 26, 2005 – Everything’s coming up roses for Sausalito publisher, E & E Publishing. They have just published a book of poetry of the seasons exquisitely illustrated with pressed flower art. The result is Charlotte’s Garden ($18.95), a poetic and visual feast.

The Publisher, Eve Heidi Bine-Stock, has equal praise for the artists and poet involved. “Charlotte Corry Partin’s poetry is very special. Her poems of the seasons are a unique blend of contemporary and Romantic poetry. Only the glorious artwork of Kate Chu and May Long can do justice to Charlotte’s irrepressible and endearing poems. I am certain that all ages will fall in love with Charlotte’s Garden. Quite simply, both poetry and art make me hug myself for joy!”

May Long tells us, “‘Painting’” with flowers reminds me of how God is so awesome, because each little petal and each little leaf is perfectly designed by Him first.”

Kate Chu says, “I am glad that I can use these miracles of nature to artistically express my feelings and ideas freely.”

Kate Chu and May Long are co-founders of The World Wide Pressed Flower Guild (www.wwpfg.org) and have won numerous international fine arts and pressed flower awards. With Charlotte’s Garden, you can hold their very best work in your own hands.

Poet Charlotte Corry Partin tells us, “I may be a 68-year-old grandmother, but my family teases me that I am as young at heart as my grandkids! I’ve been writing poetry all my life, even when some members of my family thought I was a bit of an “odd bird” for doing so. I am pleased to contribute my poems to this beautiful picture book.”

Charlotte’s Garden is the only book of its kind and is suitable for children and adults alike. It makes a lovely gift for any occasion that calls for flowers: birthday, anniversary, get well. And unlike a bouquet that wilts, Charlotte’s Garden is always in bloom.

Charlotte’s Garden is available on Amazon.com, and to the book trade through Ingram and Baker & Taylor.