"Unburdened" - 24" x 32" oil by Greg Newbold
Shearing Time
It must be nice to be a sheep
With nothing to do but graze and sleep.
But when it's time the wool to shear,
That poor old sheep bleats, "Oh, dear!"
--Langston Hughes
It is springtime, shearing time, and National Poetry Month. What better way to celebrate than with this great little poem by Langston Hughes, a truly talented American poet!
For more on Langston Hughes, click here.
Thanks to Greg Newbold for permission to use the image of his amazing painting, "Unburdened."
