My 11th poetry postcard came yesterday, and what a delight! I adore Opus and Berkeley Breathed. And this poem rocks! * * * Sending my last official postcard out today, borrowing a line from this poem and snippets of overheard bus-commute conversation. Strange rides!
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
In Back of Bottles on a Shelf
In Back of Bottles on a Shelf The Madonna of ancient spices sanctifies dust and crystallizes essential oils: Jeweled almond and rum crackle like amber in glass vials Grandmother used in her favorite recipes — now wedged in the crack of a dry drawer — for church-lady dinners, the mourners. Her initials — same as [...]
An Exaltation of Larks
I believe it is in Chris Chester’s amazing book, “Providence of a Sparrow,” in which he mentions James Lipton’s book An Exaltation of Larks. Chester refers to the book as a listing of “the names of pluralities” of things- a parliament of owls, a smack of jellyfish, a pride of lions, a host of angels, [...]
only three to go!
Reflection 1. When I was young I took care – Sharpened my pencils, used A lip liner. Now I smudge At the edges and gloss my Lips blind, run the tube out While I stare through glass panes. * * * Two more official cards, and one unofficial, and my August poetry postcard series is [...]
do you cry?
“Crying is a highly evolved behavior,” explains Dr. Hasson. “Tears give clues and reliable information about submission, needs and social attachments between one another. My research is trying to answer what the evolutionary reasons are for having emotional tears. “My analysis suggests that by blurring vision, tears lower defences [sic] and reliably function as signals [...]
Long Vowels of August
Long Vowels of August No word in days, the slow Month seeps through turns at play and seriousness. No regard for strangers sitting tight on this bus relaxed. Jaws form no clicking Consonant, only the yawning Moans of early morn. * * * . . . * * * The poem is a bit of [...]
Next to the 24-Hour Church of Elvis
Next to the 24-Hour Church of Elvis Four multicultural Barbies work out Cultural issues of fat and fashion And whether peanut butter and banana Sandwiches are kill or be killed manna. They don’t know it, none of us do, But they are installations in the first ever 24-hour coin-operated art gallery. Susan B. Anthony coins [...]
Bragging
Got my student evaluations back from the course I taught this summer. The good news feels extra sweet today, considering I am feeling like I am coming apart at the seams. Thought I would brag a bit. :-) ** What do you like best about this course?: The Professor was interesting and was able to [...]
digging in
Exhume 2. Streambeds and seams parted today As dirt knocked hollow on pine Two shovels and sifted soil Clay — no humous, no rocks, no roots – Only the sterile crumble of rough umbra Shiny-dull — eyes, cheeks, nose — red We know what the road builders know Water settles dust as it takes to [...]
0.66667 the way through the month of poems
I like 2/3. I like 0.66667. Can’t exactly tell you why, but it has to do with lazy-gal proportion and symmetry. 3/5 is a slightly nicer effect, but it is a little easier for me to see in thirds than fifths. I’ve got a 10 more poetry postcards to write for August, plus three or [...]
