A poem a day is good for you. Reading one a day will, according to many scientific studies, improve your chances of landing an ideal prom date, boost your self-esteem, and dramatically increase the sales of berets in your local community. With that in mind, I offer the following:

Ditty of First Desire by Frederico Garcia Lorca

In the green morning
I wanted to be a heart.
A heart.

And in the ripe evening
I wanted to be a nightingale.
A nightingale.

(Soul,
turn orange-colored.
Soul,
turn the color of love.)

In the vivid morning
I wanted to be myself.
A heart.

And at the evening's end
I wanted to be my voice.
A nightingale.

Soul,
turn orange-colored.
Soul,
turn the color of love.