(gorgeous cardinal seen on today's walk. Yes, I do need National Geographic level photos of the beautiful stuff I see. But for now? My phone will suffice.)
In space
(the experiment
suggested by two fifth graders),
a Canadian astronaut
wrings water out of a towel.
(the experiment
suggested by two fifth graders),
a Canadian astronaut
wrings water out of a towel.
It stays by the towel,
horizontal
transparent isinglass,
a hyaline column.
horizontal
transparent isinglass,
a hyaline column.
Then begins to cover his hands,
his wrists,
stays on them
until he passes it to another towel.
his wrists,
stays on them
until he passes it to another towel.
On earth
some who watch this
recognize the wrung, irrational soul.
some who watch this
recognize the wrung, irrational soul.
How it does not leave
but stays close,
outside the cleaning twist-fate but close—
but stays close,
outside the cleaning twist-fate but close—
fear desire anger
joy irritation
mourning
joy irritation
mourning
wet stuff
that is shining, that cannot go from us,
having nowhere other to fall.
that is shining, that cannot go from us,
having nowhere other to fall.
"In Space" by Jane Hirshfield from The Beauty. © Knopf, 2015.
I squeaked fairly loudly the first time I saw a cardinal - in Virginia. In the middle of the summer. It looked nothing like a Christmas card, thus was anticlimactic. This bird needs SNOW to really look properly cardinal-y. Texas is not working for you, bird. Go east.
ReplyDeleteYes. So ingrained from seeing years of photos of them in snow. Weird to see them while out in shorts. In February.
DeleteGorgeous bird and poem. Never seen a cardinal, been looking since I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteHave seen them several times here~really fun to see such brightness.
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