The Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurred this morning at 11:33 a.m. -- the time of year dubbed by Emmett Lee Dickinson as "March Mudness."
Of course, we're also in the midst of "March Madness," and Emmett Lee Dickinson wrote many poems about basketball (some are HERE). However, he wrote just as many if not more poems about springtime, April showers, and "March Mudness."
In tribute to the start of spring and the rainy, muddy time of the year, I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's "It dwelleth on the Ground" below on the left. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem "She dwelleth in the Ground," below on the right.
By Emmett Lee Dickinson: It dwelleth on the Ground – Where Daffodils – abide – Its Maker – Sheer Hydrolysis – The Universe – Is Mud – To catch its Grit – and Hue – And Freshness – on the Ground – Terra Firma’s – All Mucked Up – And catch the Spring – be browned – | By Emily Dickinson: She dwelleth in the Ground – Where Daffodils – abide – Her Maker – Her Metropolis – The Universe – Her Maid – To fetch Her Grace – and Hue – And Fairness – and Renown – The Firmament's – To Pluck Her – And fetch Her Thee – be mine – |