Bad Day

Expect a whole rant about this soon, but for now, here's a song.

I keep editing the lyrics ever so slightly and now can't hear it differently.

 

For the Anniversary of My Death: W. S. MERWIN

For the Anniversary of My Death
W. S. MERWIN

Every year without knowing it
I have passed the day
When the last fires will wave to me
And the silence will set out
Tireless traveler
Like the beam of a lightless star

Then I will no longer
Find myself in life as in a strange garment
Surprised at the earth
And the love of one woman
And the shamelessness of men
As today writing after three days of rain
Hearing the wren sing and the falling cease
And bowing not knowing to what

book fair

Man, i love the book fair. Yes, i know it's supposed to be for the kids, but come on, who could resist a book with the title The Princess Academy? I'll let you know how it turns out.

Currently i'm reading The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, on loan from David when he found out i still hadn't read the copy that i got from the library many months ago (and minght even return finally, now that i found it again). I just finished up Next, one of my Valentine's gifts from David. I really enjoyed it and now it's on his stack of To Be Read. I am looking forward to talking together about it. It's cool that most of the books on his shelf are ones i haven't read yet but either meant to or hadn't heard of and am interested in. It reflects how well we fit together in most areas, not just literarily.