I came upon this today, quite fortuitously, I suppose. Enjoy. Happy New Year to all. 2010 sounds much better than 2009, in my opinion. “Year’s End” by Richard Wilbur Now winter downs the dying of the year,And night is all a settlement of snow;From the soft street the rooms of houses showA gathered light, a […]
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"Icarium Mare" by Richard Wilbur
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Nov 2009
Here’s the poem on which I am writing my final J-Po paper. I thought that some might enjoy making its acquaintance. Icarium Mare Richard Wilbur We have heard of the undimmed air Of the True Earth above us, and how here, Shut in our sea-like atsmosphere, We grope like muddled fish. Perhaps from there, That […]
Category: Jerry, Literature, Poetry, Richard Wilbur
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A Better Man A better man would turn to lead to test the movement of the leaves in human show the half-life of the human heart at rest. A better question than he’d ever guessed is the logic and direction of the snows. A better man would turn to lead to test. The passion of […]
Category: It Is What It Is
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