Archive for April, 2008
The Perfect Toothbrush
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
While visiting Santa Rosa recently the whole group went to a local bookstore, and, even though I have a Wishlist full of books at Amazon to read, I couldn’t resist browsing through the poetry shelf, knowing full well my addiction would never allow me to leave the store without buying at least one book. Hey, [...]
Knock, Knock, Knocking On Heaven’s Door
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
There’s been a sudden improvement in the weather here in the Pacific Northwest, and luckily Leslie was able to take Wednesday off so we could go up to Port Townsend for the day.
I knew it was going to be a good day when a Varied Thrush flew in front of the car just as we [...]
Padgett’s “Now You See It”
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Although irony would have to be the dominant characteristic of Ron Padgett’s poetry in How to Be Perfect, there are a few, subtler poems that I enjoyed almost as much as “Toothbrush.” This would be one of them:
Now You See It
What you don’t see
helps you see what
you do see: the keyhole
sharpens the thrill
in your brain,
even [...]
Turn, Turn, Turn
Monday, April 7th, 2008
It turned out to be an unexpectedly hectic weekend, one that played on my emotions more than I expected and has sent me into a reflective mode that seems qualitatively different than my usual reflective mode, which is not to say that I didn’t relish today’s jaunt with Skye through Pt Defiance Park even more [...]
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