Me? So naive
I remember it hurt me
so like I was
so stupid, heard it out-
smarted
you, too?
new old kid on the blog, with an occasional old or new poem written off the old writer's block
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tiny Tortoise vs Silver Knight
Tiny Tortoise was found on its back close to death near the formidable walls of Ancient Messene last Sunday afternoon. I had stopped for "nature call" (#1) and while doing so, I spied what looked like a curious-looking, green-and-white checkered pebble to my left. Upon picking it up, I saw that it was a miniscule tortoise that seemed lifeless but I just couldn't tell. Remembering something I had read in one of Kazantzakis' books, I decided to find out. Quickly cupping it in my hands, I started to warm it with my breath; soon its little legs were moving and its head slowly emerging from its shell. I put it in the trunk of the car and took it to Meligalas, where it is now free to roam our spacious, weed-infested garden to eat whatever its little heart desires. Knowing that I might never see Tiny again, I first put him/her next to Silver Knight (all of 10cm tall) and took this picture to remind me how brave this spunky little critter really is.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
On Getting One's Bearings Back
Bearing north near
The river, hard
Not to be hit
Hard by the joy
On hearing the waters
Rush by,
Heading south.
The river, hard
Not to be hit
Hard by the joy
On hearing the waters
Rush by,
Heading south.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Evocative
relieve years of previous notions of light thought
lost but still motioning under rippling surface.
lost but still motioning under rippling surface.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Getting over Being under the Weather
Housebound no longer
After break in bad weather,
Plant yourself under a branch
Heavy with rain, wait
Till songbird comes to
Lighten it, leaving you
Feeling fresh all over again.
After break in bad weather,
Plant yourself under a branch
Heavy with rain, wait
Till songbird comes to
Lighten it, leaving you
Feeling fresh all over again.
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