Li-Young Lee "From Blossoms"

The Daily Poem

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🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today's poem is Li-Young Lee's "From Blossoms."

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0:00.0	Oh geez, Dad, not the car again.
0:02.6	Oh, happens all the time with old Betsy.
0:04.6	Have you checked out Carvana yet?
0:06.3	They have thousands of cars for under $20,000.
0:09.3	But did those thousands of cars have personality like old Betsy?
0:12.6	Betsy's held together by tape.
0:14.6	And there are raccoons living in the engine.
0:16.1	It's a family car.
0:17.5	There are flames on the hood?
0:19.4	A custom paint job.
0:20.7	No, Dad.
0:21.3	The car's on fire.
0:22.5	How many cars did you say Carvana had?
0:24.2	Visit Carvana.com to shop thousands of cars for under $20,000.
0:28.1	We'll drive you happy at Carvana.
0:32.5	Hello and welcome to the daily poem.
0:34.9	I'm Heidi White.
0:36.3	Today I'm going to read for you a poem called
0:38.7	From Blossoms by Lee Young Lee. From Blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought
0:47.9	from the boy at the bend in the road where we turn towards signs painted peaches. From
0:54.1	laid in bows, from hands, from sweet fellowship in the bins,
0:59.0	comes nectar at the roadside, succulent peaches we devour, dusty skin and all.
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