July 20, 2012
Friday Poem
After Years
Today, from a distance, I saw you
walking away, and without a sound
the glittering face of a glacier
slid into the sea. An ancient oak
fell in the Cumberlands, holding only
a handful of leaves, and an old woman
scattering corn to her chickens looked up
for an instant. At the other side
of the galaxy, a star thirty-five times
the size of our own sun exploded
and vanished, leaving a small green spot
on the astronomer's retina
as he stood on the great open dome
of my heart with no one to tell.
.
by Ted Kooser
from Solo: A Journal of Poetry
Premiere Issue, Spring 1996
Posted by Jim Culleny at 07:37 AM | Permalink
Comments
Wonderful poem! Beautifully depicts the everyday life around us and beyond the horizon. Thanks for posting!
Posted by: Raza | Jul 20, 2012 12:49:34 PM
Raza, do read Ted Kooser. His poetry is beautiful and exactly as you noted, Kooser looks around at everyday life and comes up with glittering jewel like imagery. His short book about life in the midwestern prairies is lovely. Take a look at my review when you have time. I loved the book.
Posted by: Ruchira | Jul 20, 2012 8:05:44 PM
Ruchira, I will definitely look at Kooser more this weekend as well as your blog. I also loved your painting - A Tribute to Nebraska, which is at the end of your review. I am impressed!
Posted by: Raza | Jul 20, 2012 9:57:57 PM
Amazing. Thanks Jim.
Posted by: M73 | Jul 20, 2012 11:20:42 PM
Thank you, Raza. You can see some more of my paintings on the "Virtual Exhibition" page of the blog. BTW, I got a very nice e-mail from Ted Kooser after a friend of mine forwarded him the review on Accidental Blogger.
Posted by: Ruchira | Jul 21, 2012 12:44:42 PM
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