Monet
by Howard Nemerov Listen Online
Unable to get into the Monet show,
Too many people there, too many cars,
We spent the Sunday morning at Bowl Pond
A mile from the Museum, where no one was,
And walked an hour or so around the rim
Beside five acres of flowering waterlilies
Lifting three feet above their floating pads
Huge yellow flowers heavy on bending stems
In various phases of array and disarray
Of Petals packed, unfolded, opening to show
The meaty orange centers that become,
When the ruined flags fall away, green shower heads
Spilling their wealth of seed at summer’s end
Into the filthy water among small fish
Mud-colored and duck moving explorative
Through jungle pathways opened among the fronds
Upon whose surface water drops behave
Like mercury, collecting in heavy silver coins
Instead of bubbles; some few redwinged blackbirds
Whistling above all this once in a while,
The silence else unbroken all about.
^,^
Rec'd 6-22-15
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an earlier time:
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an earlier time:
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6-21-15
Dear beanbag 206
This comes to show that the boxer shorts
you once gave to me
are still in regular use
and the intended celebration
of a woody wagon
lives on. In fact
I have the boxers on right now.
I took a shot at just one
woody from these undepants
and now have it up
- the screensaver image -
as I write
I still think fondly of the old Willys wagon.
Wearing these flagrant threads
keeps me mindful of what was.
So thanks again.
^,^
~ Husband went to the sheriff's department to report
that his wife was missing. ~
Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home...
Sergeant: What is her height?
Husband: I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall.
Sergeant: Weight?
Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.
Sergeant: Color of eyes?
Husband: Sort of brown I think. Maybe green, never really noticed.
Sergeant: Color of hair?
Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can't remember.
Sergeant: What was she wearing?
Husband: Maybe pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.
Sergeant: What kind of car did she go in?
Husband: She went in my truck.
Sergeant: What kind of truck was it?
Husband: A 2015 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4 with eco-boost 5.0L V8 engine
Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home...
Sergeant: What is her height?
Husband: I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall.
Sergeant: Weight?
Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.
Sergeant: Color of eyes?
Husband: Sort of brown I think. Maybe green, never really noticed.
Sergeant: Color of hair?
Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can't remember.
Sergeant: What was she wearing?
Husband: Maybe pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.
Sergeant: What kind of car did she go in?
Husband: She went in my truck.
Sergeant: What kind of truck was it?
Husband: A 2015 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4 with eco-boost 5.0L V8 engine
special ordered with
manual transmission and climate controlled air conditioning.
It has a custom
matching white cover for the bed, which has a matching aftermarket
bed liner. Custom
leather 6-way seats and "Bubba" floor mats. Trailering package
with gold hitch and
special wiring hook-ups. DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite
radio receiver,
21-channel CB radio, six cup holders, a USB
port and four power outlets.
I added
special alloy wheels
and off-road Michelins, and
indirect wheel well lighting.
and off-road Michelins, and
indirect wheel well lighting.
At this point the
husband started choking up.
Sergeant: Don't worry pal. We'll find your truck.
Sergeant: Don't worry pal. We'll find your truck.
Our Ford 150 in the olden days
^,^
- (Today, June 26, 1015 it became the SCOTUS-confirmed
- law of the land.)
- ^,^
- then later
- Pres. Obama sang
- Amazing Grace
- for the SC Rev. Pinckney funeral
- http://www.nytimes.com/live/funeral-of-rev-clementa-c-pinckney-live-updates/?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=span-ab-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
