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From Vespers, Louise Glück
In your extended absence, you permit me
use of earth, anticipating
some return on investment.I must report
failure in my assignment, principally
regarding the tomato plants.
I think I should not be encouraged to grow
tomatoes.Or, if I am, you should withhold
the heavy rains, the cold nights that come
so often here....All this
belongs to you: on the other hand,
I planted the seeds.
— May 12, 2020 04:46PM
In your extended absence, you permit me
use of earth, anticipating
some return on investment.I must report
failure in my assignment, principally
regarding the tomato plants.
I think I should not be encouraged to grow
tomatoes.Or, if I am, you should withhold
the heavy rains, the cold nights that come
so often here....All this
belongs to you: on the other hand,
I planted the seeds.
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Geoff
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From ‘Allegro,’ T. Tranströmer
After a black day, I play Hayden,
And feel a little warmth in my hands.
The keys are ready. Kings hammers fall.
The sound is spirited, green, and full of silence...
I shove my hands in my Haydenpockets
And act like a man who is calm about it all
I raise my Haydenflag. The signal is
“We do not surrender. But want peace.”
— May 11, 2020 07:38AM
After a black day, I play Hayden,
And feel a little warmth in my hands.
The keys are ready. Kings hammers fall.
The sound is spirited, green, and full of silence...
I shove my hands in my Haydenpockets
And act like a man who is calm about it all
I raise my Haydenflag. The signal is
“We do not surrender. But want peace.”
Geoff
is 34% done
From The last things by Gavin Ewart
Of course there’s always a last everything.
The last meal, the last drink, the last sex.
The last meeting with a friend. The last
stroking of the last cat, the last
sight of a son or daughter. Some would be more
charged with emotion than others - if one knew.
It’s not knowing that makes it all so piquant.
A good many lasts have taken place already.
— Apr 26, 2020 11:57AM
Of course there’s always a last everything.
The last meal, the last drink, the last sex.
The last meeting with a friend. The last
stroking of the last cat, the last
sight of a son or daughter. Some would be more
charged with emotion than others - if one knew.
It’s not knowing that makes it all so piquant.
A good many lasts have taken place already.
