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Bed in Summer In winter I get up at nightAnd dress by yellow candle light.In summer, quite the other way,I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and seeThe birds still hopping on the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Spring and Fall: To A Young Child Margaret, are you grievingOver Goldengrove unleaving?Leaves, like the things of man, youWith your fresh thoughts care for, can you?Ah! as the heart grows olderIt will come to such sights colderBy and by, nor … Continue reading
For an embarassingly long time I was puzzled by the fact that the bottom few feet of my patio doors were always dirty and smeary, sometimes even minutes after the whole thing was thoroughly cleaned. I knew that when it … Continue reading
Every day, thousands of students who haven’t done the work, can’t read, can’t write, can’t pass a test, show nothing but disrespect for learning, have cheated, manipulated the system AND their parents, and are just generally and ethically and … Continue reading
I’ve calmed down now. I think that looking at this picture helped. I want to climb into this picture. Isn’t this the greatest picture ever? I have always loved libraries: their smell, their possibilities. . . the very atmosphere of … Continue reading
This insurance thing just keeps getting worse and worse. I can’t talk about it tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Grrrrrrr. So anyway, while I’m already angry, I’ll tell you about something that happened twenty years ago that I’m still mad … Continue reading