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Crazy May

7/5/2019

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There is so much concern appearing  in the media and elsewhere right now about damage to the environment and the extinction of species; having just read Ali Smith's wonderful 'Winter', I'm struck by her firey critique of the relationship between art and the possibility of real change. I  wish that poetry could do more to make a difference. Perhaps at least it can remind people about all that might be lost if we don't make changes now. 

Here in Italy I've been enjoying the energy of May as I always do; there's still so much exhuberant life all around at this time of year.

Buds open; out they come

yellow butterfly wings 
frilly-skirted wasps
impertinent spotted tongues

fluttering handkerchiefs
jittery space invaders
pollen fusillades

swarms of flying horses 
pistil, anther, stamen 
flame, keep on flaming,

bold as you like.


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    I like what Franz Kafka said:
    ​'Paths are made by walking'

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