poetry posts:

Sunday, July 4th 2010
On our walk today we met a flying leaf dancing in the wind, always one inch from the ground.

Of all the altitudes it could have occupied, it seemed to have choosen one inch, where it bobbed and twirled for our amusement at the end of an invisible spider silk.

That I find the actions of the leaf profound, that its pirouettes dazzle me despite my mind’s prediction of the presence of the silk and despite the unsurprising confirmation when I strain my eyes to see it against a darkened patch beyond, that I both awe and understand—that is the great joy of being human.

On our walk today we met a flying leaf dancing in the wind, always one inch from the ground.

Of all the altitudes it could have occupied, it seemed to have choosen one inch, where it bobbed and twirled for our amusement at the end of an invisible spider silk.

That I find the actions of the leaf profound, that its pirouettes dazzle me despite my mind’s prediction of the presence of the silk and despite the unsurprising confirmation when I strain my eyes to see it against a darkened patch beyond, that I both awe and understand—that is the great joy of being human.

Monday, March 22nd 2010
When by thy scorne, O murdresse, I am dead,
 And that thou thinkst thee free
 From all solicitation from mee,
Then shall my ghost come to thy bed,
 And thee, fain'd vestall, in worse armes shall see;
Then thy sicke taper will begin to winke,
 And he, whose thou art then, being tyr'd before,
 Will, if thou stirre, or pinch to wake him, thinke
        Thou call'st for more,
 And in false sleepe will from thee shrinke,
 And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou
 Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye
        A veryer ghost than I;
What I will say, I will not tell thee now,
 Lest that preserve thee'; and since my love is spent,
I'had rather thou shouldst painfully repent,
  Than by my threatnings rest still innocent.

— John Donne, The Apparition

(so emocore)

Wednesday, July 1st 2009
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A song version of The Ant

Made on the built-in microphone on my MacBook Pro. Let me know what you think!

Monday, June 29th 2009

The Ant

How resolute the ant.
 When traveling, she firmly plants 
  Her feet upon the ground. She must, 
For, if you were to let a gust 
 Of breath escape your lips, 
  Poor ant would sail away like ships 
   Borne hapless by the gale. 
But, though she spin and flail, 
 She would land aright again, 
  Undaunted and begin 
    Whatever task she left before 
With firm her feet upon the floor.

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