The horizon’s other side
is known by lazy cloud
but can I know it too?
No, I’m not allowed.
Winter beach persuades
I’m not so very clever
even when on tiptoe
I cannot see forever.
More thanks to photographer S.W. Berg.
Category Archives: Photography
February 16.19
Life Lesson #Umpteen from The School of Emmy
To walk in someone else’s shoes
is often our intent
but when we say “me too”
“not you” is what we meant.
“Me too” implies I’ve worn your shoes
and walked a mile therein
but I never have and never will
I don’t live in your skin.
“Me too” springs all too easy
from lips of listener
who doesn’t want to listen
but be the raconteur.
Emmy begs to show us
sometimes we must admit
“me too” is incommodious:
the other’s shoes don’t fit.
Thanks to photographer Patrick Mesterharm
and, of course, to Emmy.
“Me too” has been on my mind and I’m grateful to Emmy for her insights.
More in another post.
February 12.19
With a-one and a-two
it’s the goose soft shoe
a shuffle and a step
ponderous schlep
slip and slide
to far pondside
with list to lee
graceful like me
I frown and sigh
why don’t they just fly?
February 10.19
In silvered regal posture
high-headedly aloof
it shimmers self-congratulatory
for my personal behoof.
February 4.19
Plated Rubenesque
aesthetic,
deliver me
from things ascetic!
The photographer says this dark chocolate bag is filled with whipped white chocolate.
Full swoon.
More thanks to photographer S.W. Berg.
And wild applause for the dessert chef at McCormick and Schmidt.
February 2.19
The deep deep woods
is guarded by
a small small troll
two inches high;
he’ll challenge you
with round round eye
in little hole —
a sly sly spy.
If you would walk
his white white earth,
you pay his toll,
the tax on worth,
not in penny-ante cents
but still still pause
of reverence.
With many thanks to photographer Mary Jo Bassett.
And also thanks to Johnny Gruelle,
who introduced me to the deep deep woods in his Raggedy Ann stories ever so long ago.
January 30.19
A cold sun in the sky
twins itself on ice;
the amaryllis roisters:
it too can ignite twice.
