My Physics Teacher by David Wagoner He tried to convince us, but his billiard ball Fell faster than his pingpong ball and thumped To the floor first, in spite of Galileo. The rainbows from his prism skidded off-screen Before we could tell an infra from an ultra. His hand-cranked generator refused to spit Sparks and [...]
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Favorite Poem for Wednesday, April 13
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Favorite Poem for Monday, April 11, 2011
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Epilogue, from What Do You Care What Other People Think by Richard Feynman There are the rushing waves mountains of molecules each stupidly minding its own business trillions apart yet forming white surf in unison. Ages on ages before any eyes could see year after year thunderously pounding the shore as now. For whom, for [...]
Favorite Poem for Saturday, April 9, 2011
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Daily I Fall in Love with Mechanics by Susan Thurston Daily I fall in love with mechanics with their smudged coveralls and names embroidered over where their hearts just might be PETE STEWART RAY CHUCK BUTCH and thick soled boots. I love how they jack up my car and press the pneumatic drill to my [...]
Original Poem for Sunday, April 3, 2011
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Rainmaker by Adam Pracht Only one thing is as eternal as the sun that beat s down upon us – this ungodly heat. And though it is the sunshine’s assault that creates the wind, clouds sweet rains and fills The lakes and rivers, where I work the sunshine kills The livestock. The pigs, whose sharp [...]
Favorite Poem for Sunday, April 3
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XVII from Cien Sonetos de Amor/100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda No te mo como si fueras rosa de sal, topacio o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego: te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma. Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva Dentro [...]
Original Poem for Saturday, April 2, 2011
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Last Night I Saw the Fire of the Skies by Jim Haritatos Last night I saw the Fire of the Skies orb-splendid, yellow glinting a nocturne brilliance and my heart throbbed (to know) in syncopated red. I sang off-rhythms to the fire and it danced to the bleeding beat (which I knew) and I danced [...]
