1379: Once in the 40's | William Stafford
"Once in the 40's"
William Stafford
We were alone one night on a long
road in Montana. This was in winter, a big
night, far to the stars. We had hitched,
my wife and I, and left our ride at
a crossing to go on. Tired and cold--but
brave--we trudged along. This, we said,
was our life, watched over, allowed to go
where we wanted. We said we'd come back some time
when we got rich. We'd leave the others and find
a night like this, whatever we had to give,
and no matter how far, to be so happy again.
On this day in...
2011: "Love Rode 1500 Miles" by Judy Grahn and "Sometimes Gladness" by Bruce Dawe
2010: "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" by Sherman Alexie and "If I Gave Up" by Kelly-Anne Riess
2009: "How to Watch Your Brother Die" by Michael Lassell
2008: Weekend, no poem
Love/like anybody else, comes to those who/wait actively/and leave their windows open.
William Stafford
We were alone one night on a long
road in Montana. This was in winter, a big
night, far to the stars. We had hitched,
my wife and I, and left our ride at
a crossing to go on. Tired and cold--but
brave--we trudged along. This, we said,
was our life, watched over, allowed to go
where we wanted. We said we'd come back some time
when we got rich. We'd leave the others and find
a night like this, whatever we had to give,
and no matter how far, to be so happy again.
On this day in...
2011: "Love Rode 1500 Miles" by Judy Grahn and "Sometimes Gladness" by Bruce Dawe
2010: "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" by Sherman Alexie and "If I Gave Up" by Kelly-Anne Riess
2009: "How to Watch Your Brother Die" by Michael Lassell
2008: Weekend, no poem
Love/like anybody else, comes to those who/wait actively/and leave their windows open.