Archive for August, 2005

Hardy’s “Afterwards”

Monday, August 1st, 2005
Although not a typical Hardy poem, I’m fond of the last poem in Moments Of Vision And Miscellaneous Verses, appropriately named: AFTERWARDS When the Present has latched its postern behind my tremulous stay, And the May month flaps its glad green leaves like wings, Delicate-filmed as new-spun silk, will the neighbours say, “He was a [...]

Thinking Outside the Frame

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Soaring

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
Old stick-in-the-mud, who could imagine such graceful flight possible?

Reflection

Thursday, August 4th, 2005
Standing his ground, the Great Blue Heron reflects – ’til even his shadow is still.