Poetry In Motion

[h=1]Poet: Laura Kasischke
This Is Not a Fairytale by Laura Kasischke
http://movingpoems.com/poet/laura-kasischke/ (SEE VIDEO)
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Picasso In The Park

Legend has it that Pablo Picasso was sketching in the park when a bold woman approached him."It's you -- Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist."
So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.
"It's perfect!" she gushed. "You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?"
"Five thousand dollars," the artist replied.
"B-b-but, what?" the woman sputtered. "How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!"
To which Picasso responded, "Madame, it took me my entire life."
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…listening to Heaney's "Posterity" over a cup of "Pleasant Morning Buzz" Coffee…ahhh…"and sometime, make the time, to drive out west into county claire, along the flaggy shore, in september or october, when the wind and the light are working off each other, so that the ocean on one side is wild with foam and glitter, and inland among stones the surface of the slate-grey lake is lit…"
Okay, I feel a road trip coming on.
 
The Merritt is that rare parkway that makes motoring a joy

"The 38-mile Merritt Parkway, conceived in utility but constructed with beauty in mind, is Connecticut’s longest and perhaps its most wonderful work of architecture. Inspired by the carriageways through Central Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the Merritt extended the principles of the City Beautiful movement into the nascent suburbs extending north from Manhattan. It is a rare species of road —and an endangered one".
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