The First Violet by Karl Egon Ebert, translated by Kelly R. Fineman

[kellyrfineman]

Yesterday's poem was decidedly floral in nature: The Rose Family by Robert Frost. I confess that I thought about following it up with daffodils, in the form of Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud", particularly since it's Angela's favorite poem. But instead of recycling a post from last year, I figured I'd give you something new:

The First

Comments

[wordsrmylife]

Nice job on the translation! That's such a tricky art.

[kellyrfineman]

Thanks Kathy! It's something that I enjoy doing from time to time, but it can be tricky to convey both the sense and the meaning at the same time.