Tag Archives: Louise Gluck

Important Ideas to Ponder Part I

Posted on December 9, 2023 by randomyriad

TO BE A PERSONby Jane Hirshfield To be a person is an untenable proposition. Odd of proportion,upright,unbalanced of body, feeling, and mind. Two predator’s eyesface forward,yet seem always to be trying to look back. Unhooved, untaloned fingersseem to grasp mostly … Continue reading →

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Two Octobers

Posted on October 23, 2023 by randomyriad

October 1. Is it winter again, is it cold again,didn’t Frank just slip on the ice,didn’t he heal, weren’t the spring seeds planted didn’t the night end,didn’t the melting iceflood the narrow gutters wasn’t my bodyrescued, wasn’t it safe didn’t … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Spring

Posted on February 21, 2023 by randomyriad

Nothing can be forced to live.The earth is like a drug now, like a voice from far away,a lover or master. In the end, you do what the voice tells you.It says forget, you forget.It says begin again, you begin … Continue reading →

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