Monthly Archives: April 2009

“I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly, Alice replied very politely, “for I can’t understand it myself, to begin with; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing.”   Size is not stable. Pity is. … Continue reading →

I was recently asked by my oldest son for a “reading list.” The following was my response (not in any particular order): The Old Curiousity Shop Dickens The Naked and the Dead Mailer Appointment In Samarra O’Hara Lord Jim Conrad … Continue reading →

-5-   “What a curious feeling!” said Alice. “ must be shutting up like a telescope.”   The planets are put away This evening. Venus Covered with pajamas; Stars in curlers. Revolution has   Darkened the universe. I must be … Continue reading →

Television & radio said to me, “DRINK ME” Beautifully printed on it in large letters, As cowboys rounded up their critters, The Green Hornet solved life’s mystery. On Sunday, Christ blessed the Shadow. Dow the rabbit’s hole I go & … Continue reading →

I need to make a sonnet of this room, Its bulge of table & unwaxed wood, Tablecloths spattered with yesterday’s food. Shall I labor this morning with my broom To sweep the dust away or let it stand, Believing there … Continue reading →