Francis Sherman's 'A Prelude' masterfully carves its niche within the landscape of poetic literature through its vivid, lyrical expression of man's innate affection for the vernal season and the inexorable march of time. Employing a refined, descriptive style, Sherman adeptly encapsulates the ephemeral beauty of spring—the burgeoning flowers and the gentle caresses of the zephyr—as a mirror to hum...