Following is a poem we recently received. It is by past poet laureate Ted Kooser. We welcome your poems, photos, and quotes. Please send to frank@mytownmatters.com. Keep the culture coming.

A Monday in May by Ted Kooser

It rained all weekend,
but today the peaked roofs
are as dusty and warm
as the backs of old donkeys
tied in the sun.
So much alike are our houses,
our lives. Under every eave—
leaf, cobweb, and feather;
and for each front yard
one sentimental maple,
who after a shower has passed,
weeps into her shadow
for hours.