« Leaving Bratislava | Main | Milan! (I mean, Riva!) »
February 02, 2006
Bloggers (Silent) Poetry Reading
Invited by local DC blogger Grace's Poppies to post a favorite poem on Groundhog's Day, here is my contribution:
SOMEWHERE A SEED
by Michael Fried
Somewhere a seed falls to the ground
That will become a tree
That will some day be felled
From which thin shafts will be extracted
To be made into arrows
To be fitted with warheads
One of which, some day when you least expect it,
While a winter sun is shining
On a river of ice
And you feel farthest from self-pity,
Will pierce your shit-filled heart.
And I wonder why I'm alone...
