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Piping of Plenty: March 2010
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Sunday, March 14, 2010. Is this endless winter not a moibus loop after all? Will spring be allowed to enter? I did write a poem personifying departuring glaciers as old, unlove...
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Piping of Plenty: Day Three
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Our Scary Family Album. Here’s my mother. Just graduated, looking. Into the lens suspiciously,. Her starched nurse’s cap. This is my father astride.
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Piping of Plenty: The return of NaPoWriMo
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Sunday, April 1, 2012. The return of NaPoWriMo. The first prompt is a carpe diem poem after the fashion of Andrew Marvell, or not. Each day as a single rose, a surprise. Beaume...
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Piping of Plenty: April 2012
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Tuesday, April 10, 2012. I've fallen behind. A novovirus arrived unexpectedly (is it ever expected? Waking in the dark, hearing. Rain playing on the roof. Links to this post.
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Piping of Plenty: Day Five
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Thursday, April 5, 2012. The prompt is Opening Day, if not baseball, any sport. If not a sport, the first day of summer, perhaps, or a new adventure. Ah, she's clever too.
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Piping of Plenty: October 2011
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Friday, October 14, 2011. What Shall Be Done About Books? What is the future, then, of books? Will they become museum relics? Does this matter to us? Links to this post. Dyslex...
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Piping of Plenty: February 2010
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Friday, February 26, 2010. Plagiarism, Millenials, and PR, oh my! I said. "Yes, yes, it's interesting", he responded. "There's hope yet.". So, what have we learned here? A gift...
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Piping of Plenty: January 2010
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Saturday, January 30, 2010. Bucket Lists and Other Thoughts. A friend sent me this:. We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring. Still lurk on my lis...
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Piping of Plenty: What Shall Be Done About Books?
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Old age is/a flight of small birds/skimming bare trees/above a snow glaze./Gaining and failing/they are buffeted/by a dark wind –/But what? On harsh weedstalks/the flock has rested,/ the snow is covered with broken seedhusks/ and the wind tempered/ by a shrill/ piping of plenty./ "To Awaken an Old Lady" by William Carlos Williams. Friday, October 14, 2011. What Shall Be Done About Books? What is the future, then, of books? Will they become museum relics? Does this matter to us? Autumn fog, clearing.