Frozen Rain
A little bit left outside, I prepared all day for it, so I was ready with tarps covering the firewood and remaining outdoor gear.
I’ve been reading the New Book of Knowledge encyclopedia entry on Wisconsin, amazed by so much information, wondering why I don’t read in that series every day, wondering why I didn’t read more when I was young, although I did read a lot. Thinking of ED Hirsch’s theory that it is important to know actual facts, not just form, as was taught. The more I know, the better I should do. Thinking of Bill Gates reading the encyclopedia.
the bright right nothing of too much or on the perfect curve of just right or shadows on the slope
each mention or motion
a place for poetry
where one could consider
In the drop of a shadow
When I bookmarked your page
It became a favorite
But I hardly returned
In the embrace of what was known
Where we dug and discovered
In your iron search
How I found where I was to be
The drop off was a dragon
And each shadow was a new hope
Gold band and silver lining
walls that were not covered as you dreamed
What you wanted to become and who could claim another
how to put the thin sheets up
as it was covered in what should be
flattened and ironed on.