Marion has introduced me to a number of wonderful poets. Earlier in the year she had a post about Linda Pastan and her collection entitled Carnival Evening. I got it a few weeks ago and it’s wonderful!! One of the best selections is The Bookstall which Marion included in her entry. Here are a couple of others that I liked.
Deer
To the secret places
of the garden, deer come
eating their way through
the milky blossoms of impatiens,
the blur of azalea leaves.
How enigmatic their eyes are
and how swiftly they move.
With their soft mouths
they destroy
everything we grew.
September
it rained in my sleep
and in the morning the fields were wet
I dreamed of artillery
of the thunder of horses
in the morning the fields were strewn
with twigs and leaves
as if after a battle
or a sudden journey
I went to sleep in summer
I dreamed of rain
in the morning the fields were wet
and it was autumn
- Kelly
- Making my way through the ups and downs of life, holding fast to my favorite Bible verse: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~2 Corinthians 5:7. I began blogging in earnest at Yahoo360 on October 24, 2005. (briefly using LiveJournal and blog-city prior to that) In June 2008 I moved to Blogger. I'm now at WordPress where I hope to remain.
3 comments:
Oh, I'm SOOO happy when I make a convert to poetry and you're one of my favorites! LOL! Isn't that book just amazing? I think I read one of Ms. Pastan's poems on "The Writer's Almanac" and fell in love with her style, then found that book at a used book store.
It seems that Autumn and September is on all our minds today. I hope your weather is as lovely and nice as ours is this morning. I'm ready to bid a fond farewell to Summer. Love & Blessings!
Yep, love the book. Got it right after Marion recommended it! :)
Hi Kelly, Many thanks for visiting me at Pen And Paper - I'm glad you like my reviews and hope you'll visit again.
I love the poem 'September' - the words really capture the feel of the month somehow.
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