May 2009
Summer Poetry Kicks
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
| At
the House The
Internal Stuggle
The first time I heard it, I scoffed at the idea of it actually being considered a poem. (I admit, I am a scoffer sometimes.) Something about it, though, has gotten to me. Every time I read it, I like it a bit more. Maybe it's its economical use of words... Read More...
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This Is Just To Say...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
| I
Have No Idea
This Is Just To Say...
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.
-- William Carlos Williams
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Thoughts About Mom
Thursday, May 07, 2009
| The
Internal Stuggle
Uh, that’s hard for me to look at too and way too big, but looking through the newspaper ads (yeah, we still get a real paper newspaper), I learn that moms just love $48.97 diamond heart pendants...
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Friday, May 01, 2009
| I
Have No Idea Court Reporting
The couple at the next table bring out their Wet Wipes to clean their hands before they eat, then ask for paper napkins instead of cloth. I have a fascination with pandemics, possibly because I am a direct descendant of a Spanish flu victim or maybe because I watched the movies Andromeda Strain and Omega Man too many times as a child...
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