Poet's Musings

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wislawa Szimborska

Wislawa Szimborska, the Polish poet and Nobel Laureate, has died, age 88. Bless her. What a splendid writer. An obituary:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/books/wislawa-szymborska-nobel-winning-polish-poet-dies-at-88.html

A recording of a poem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92dakW05yGs

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

"Alone With Everybody," by Charles Bukowski

Monday, January 30, 2012

And On Forever

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And On Forever

A brisk wind blowing
across a high mountain
meadow continues
after I imagine it, after
I die. It goes on and on
forever in that place.

Copyright 2012

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Ghosts Are Comfortable

When ghosts want to take a break
from ghosting, they sometimes visit
my place. They know I won't
expect anything from them--

not fright, news, melodramatic
Hamlet-crap, or broken dishes.

To be a ghost is to be
a permanent yearning.
It takes a lot of energy.
I've always understood
that about ghosts--
how hard they work.

Copyright 2012 Hans Ostrom

Friday, January 27, 2012

Fact and Miracle

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Fact and Miracle

The sun stays on
all the time. What
is the difference
between a fact
and a miracle?

I wonder how many
people around
this world tonight are
looking for proof of something.

If you are reading
this, then you are
alive, and that is
excellent news. What's
the difference between
a fact and a miracle?

Copyright 2012 Hans Ostrom