1-2-3-4, tell me that you love me more

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Little Song

by Ed Skoog

To leave you is like waking, or refusing to wake,

in that way the body has of haunting itself.



Returned to your hand, I’m the astronomer
unable to lower his telescope, or look away.



You’re the telescope, too. Close, you show me
far reaches that are themselves not even the beginning.




Not to be the one who left is to live in an alarm.
The unstraightened bed.



But don’t I always bring bright souvenirs from our travels,
a feather, a coin, a bee? Astonishing in my palm.



Minutes past your touch, what our bodies were
is disappearing like a ship caught in polar ice,



covered up, compressed into deep. To leave you
is where the icicles fall, the fog we wake to.

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New poet to explore...seems interesting


http://flavorwire.com/38001/exclusive-qa-amber-tamblyn-talks-poetry-and-her-new-book-bang-ditto

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Stina Persson, may I have a painting lesson please?


http://www.stinapersson.com/

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The Science of Motivation...[huh...moti-what-tion?...]


http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/08/dan-pink-on-the-surprising-science-of-motivation.html

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Cardboard: not as bland as one may think


http://jonnycardboard.com/sculptures/sculptures.htm

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Interesting interview w/ two publishing gurus


http://obsessedtv.com/2009/08/samantha-ettus-interviews-publishing-titans-jane-friedman-and-larry-kirshbaum/

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Are you a Huck, Holden, or John Ames?

The Episodic vs. The Narrative


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204886304574308530848197684.html

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Permanent Brunch? Liking the sounds of that! Especially since I tend to crave breakfast around 10pm...


http://www.permanentbrunch.com/

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Exercise


first forget what time it is
for an hour
do it regularly every day

then forget what day of the week it is
do this regularly for a week
then forget what country you are in
and practice doing it in company
for a week
with as few breaks as possible

follow these by forgetting how to add
or to subtract
it makes no difference
you can change them around
after a week
both will help you later
to forget how to count

forget how to count
starting with your own age
starting with how to count backward
starting with even numbers
starting with roman numerals
starting with the old calendar
going on to the old alphabet
going on the alphabet
until everything is continuous again

go on to forgetting elements
starting with water
proceeding to earth
rising in fire

forget fire

-W.S. Merwin

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For those of you who, much like myself, seem to desire a burger almost daily...check out this blog and I dare you not to a) jump for joy b) begin drooling c) stop whatever you're doing and run out for a hunk o' beef


http://www.burgerclubny.com/

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I mean...considering there was a murder in my neighborhood 4 weeks ago, I don't know if I should be looking at this...but it's pretty darn interesting. LOOK!


http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map?ref=nyregion

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Hang on to 'em


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/health/21well.html?_r=2&ref=health

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If to Say It Once

by Gregory Orr

If to say it once

And once only, then still
To say: Yes.



And say it complete,
Say it as if the word
Filled the whole moment
With its absolute saying.



Later for “but,”
Later for “if.”



Now
Only the single syllable
That is the beloved,
That is the world.



[From How Beautiful the Beloved ]

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refulgent \rih-FUL-juhnt\, adjective:

Shining brightly; radiant; brilliant; resplendent.

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