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Every year around this time I revisit a handful of poems about spring that I bookmarked when I was in college and very into National Poetry Month and smoking Djarum Blacks. I have left my clove cigarette days behind, but my love for âThe Seven of Pentaclesâ by
Marge Piercy remains. Itâs all about appreciating the waiting period before a harvest, when all you can do is be patient and trust that things are happening, even if you canât see or hear or feel them at work: