This weekend being a long weekend was advantageous…it was icy over the weekend and overnight came some more snow, not as much as was predicted (thank goodness) but still, it is good that Steve has today off. I stumbled across this poem by Louise Glück and I thought it was most appropriate for today…especially the ending. Happy Monday all! See you back here on Wednesday!
Presidents’ Day
Lots of good-natured sunshine everywhere
making the snow glitter—quite
lifelike, I thought, nice
to see that again; my hands
were almost warm. Some
principle is at work, I thought:
commendable, taking an interest
in human life, but to be safe
I threw some snow over my shoulder,
since I had no salt. And sure enough
the clouds came back, and sure enough
the sky grew dark and menacing,
all as before, except
the losses were piling up—
And yet moments ago
the sun was shining. How joyful my head was,
basking in it, getting to feel it first
while the limbs waited. Like a deserted hive.
Joyful—now there’s a word
we haven’t used in a while.
Good poem Kat! Nice that Steve has off. so does Colin. Me? Not so much…but so far it is quiet work-wise which is very nice. Stay warm!!
This is a wonderful poem! Thanks for sharing and I’m off to read some more of Louise Glück’s lovely words.
I took the day off (because kiddo is off from school), so I am trying to find some joy in watching the snow fall! We woke up to ice again, though. My husband tried to go for his run this morning and fell flat on his back in the driveway (he’s fine—I think more frustrated that he could t run than anything). Is it spring yet?
What a nice poem to start the week. Bitterly cold here and I was a slug yesterday – knitting away on the purple sweater.