Ha Fred,
your eyes should be clear by now, & I hope for some time. But to see
what?
Apparently, the parade & parties went on anyway, no problems. I liked
the empty speech, & its figuring of 'freedom' for all -- uh, what was
that word again? What's really galling is to see so many commentators'
call it things like 'sweeping' & even 'lyrical'.
Wow: George W Bush - poet.
In your own town, Fred.
Doug
Meanwhile it snowed yesterday and a lot more is on the way. Streets
are not
> adequately or quickly enough cleared here - no money - and the town
> grinds
> towards chaos. Traffic is also chaotic because traffic has been
> diverted
> away from downtown. 15th and 17th streets are closed. The extra
> traffic
> moves west towards our neighborhood. Greater security along the parade
> route than ever in history, and less access or visibility for the
> protestors. There's a movement on the left to protest by not spending
> any
> money today. It has been given zero press attention. And someone
> pointed
> out that one is still necessarily consuming electricity, gas, and
> water.
>
> I just got back from the eye doctor. Cataracts ten years early
> because of
> the diabetes - but small; was worried that I would need an operation
> this
> coming summer but this specialist said no, see him in a year and we'll
> check. Good news, but my vision is blurry from dilation - as, with
> utter
> disgust, I watch the small bit of news I can stand. The symbolism,
> though
> obscure, is overwhelming. Hope you're well.
>
>
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
(780) 436 3320
http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
The poet is ecstatic, having dreamt of this visit for weeks.
He takes Erato’s face, dribbling and wild, between his hands
and kisses her gently as if she were a runaway teenager.
Diana Hartog
|