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“The flavors of the peach and the apricot are not lost from generation to generation. Neither are they transmitted by book learning.”

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Ezra Pound

Ezra Pound was an American poet, literary critic, and economist. Born on October 30, 1885, and passing away on November 1, 1972, he is regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Known for his work in the Imagist movement and his extensive contributions to literature, Pound played a pivotal role in shaping modern poetry. more

“Now I am in the garden at the back . . . a very preserve of butterflies as I remember it, with a high fence, and a gate . . . where the fruit clusters on the trees, riper and richer than fruit has ever been since, in any other garden, and where my mother gathers some in a basket while I stand by, bolting furtive gooseberries, and trying to look unnerved.”

Trying Looks Remember Mother Tree Garden Fruit Preserves Gates Butterfly Fence Baskets Clusters

Book:Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

Source: Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

“Several ripe persimmons Left on the branches; Gray clouds come and go.”

Left Fruit Clouds Branches Gray Comes And Goes Ripe

Author:Santoka Taneda

“Yellow melon flowers Crawl beneath the withered peach-trees; A date-palm throws its heavy fronds of steel Against the scoured metallic sky.”

Tree Sky Flower Fruit Heavy Yellow Steel Palms Peaches Withered Metallic Melons

Book:Selected Poems of John Gould Fletcher

Source: Selected Poems of John Gould Fletcher

“The fallen hazel-nuts, Stripped late of their green sheaths, The grapes, red-purple, Their berries Dripping with wine, Pomegranates already broken, And shrunken fig, And quinces untouched, I bring thee as offering.”