It's only the second day. Not too late to jump in, right?

I always appreciate the poems other people post for Poetry Month (we should drop the "national" from these things, too, I think, because this is an international medium). I'm thinking I would like to participate this year.

Since I didn't figure this out till today, have two poems. They're just ones I thought of, not specially connected to the date or any other external trigger.

( first, that thing by Bertold Brecht that makes me cry) )

I carried that poem around in my pocket for years, and it crumbled to bits.

( and this one by Adrienne Rich which has maps and revolution in it )

I wonder if it's cheating if I include any of my own, later on in the month.