Morning Verses (for Larry)

Posted on May 13, 2007
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Morning Verses

That one has this light through the trees
That the river glitters
That the goldfinches are awake as active verbs
That the shed door hangs open & its hinges squeak as
it shifts in a current of warming air
That one has this like breath
That one dares understand that this is the world one has

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3 Responses to “Morning Verses (for Larry)”

  1. Peter on May 13th, 2007 2:01 pm

    JD,
    This has the feeling it was made
    at one go (mostly), each line
    taking a further step to (in
    the last line) lifting off
    the page/screen, goldfinch-like.
    Nice, watching it pass by.
    Thanks.

  2. jd on May 13th, 2007 3:02 pm

    Yes, Peter, a second draft, with only a few revisions. All written at one sitting this morning. Thanks.

  3. larry davis on May 13th, 2007 6:55 pm

    goldfinches as active verbs– most of ours around here are drab goldfinch adverbs, every once in a while, real gold.

    But the line reminds me of something Alan Watts once said– and he said millions of things: paraphrase: sometimes the universe Aristotles or Platos or Buddhas. Sometimes it just goldfinches.!

    Note to an earlier question: I am a Pennsylvanian, Nebraskan, Texan Larry Davis. I did graduate from Duquesne University however.

    thelrd in TEXAS