Falling

A 29-year-old stewardess fell . . . to her death tonight when
         she was swept through an emergency door that suddenly
         sprang open.... The body ... was found ... three hours
         after the accident. ~New York Times, Oct. 19 1962

The states when they black and out and lie there rolling     when they turn
To ( Read more... )

FALLING

A 29-year-old stewardess fell . . . to her death tonight when
         she was swept through an emergency door that suddenly
         sprang open.... The body ... was found ... three hours
         after the accident. ‹New York Times

The states when they black and out and lie there rolling     when they turn
To something ( Read more... )

Farm boys wild to couple ( Read more... )

My old and beloved cat died today, and I'm posting this in her memory ( Read more... )

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The Ice SkinAll things that go deep enough ( Read more... )

Japan invades. Far Eastern vines
Run from the clay banks they are

Supposed to keep from eroding.
Up telephone poles,
Which rear, half out of leafage
As though they would shriek,
Like things smothered by their own
Green, mindless, unkillable ghosts.
In Georgia, the legend says
That you must close your windows

At night to keep it out of the house ( Read more... )

This poem has had to appear here before, and I'd guess more than once--but hopefully not too recently! It's simply one of my favorites.

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The Heaven of Animalsby James Dickey ( Read more... )

They will soon be down ( Read more... )