Thanks, MG, and thanks Doug for earlier comment. Andrew
On 9 September 2010 07:38, morning glory <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Lovely. I had such a moment too, today. For me, it was a sleek grey slug
> (and I hate slugs!).
>
> Regards, MG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:17 AM
> Subject: snap: smile
>
>
>> Politics, sex and religion -
>> the worries of the world
>> and its citizens rests
>> heavy on my heart -
>>
>> but then I see
>> a caterpillar munching
>> on the top juicy leaves
>> of a healthy thistle
>> by the woodchip path
>>
>> and I smile and forget.
>>
>> *
>>
>> We are helping repair
>> a broken man, headpiece
>> filled with awe
>>
>> We are feeding his ego
>> and listening to his life
>> on a loop in his brain
>>
>> As we walk him to his car
>> this sunny day in spring
>> a butterfly stops all of us
>>
>> and we smile and forget.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> For those poets with poems sitting around, details how to submit to
>> Kenyon Review are on my blog now.
>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Andrew
>> 'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
>> http://www.picaropress.com/
>> http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
>> http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
>
--
Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
'Mother Waits for Father Late' republished available at
http://www.picaropress.com/
http://www.qlrs.com/poem.asp?id=766
http://frankshome.org/AndrewBurke.html
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