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PrintSaturday Poem: What's the Big Fuss?
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Time has come –
really come:
to open our windows and doors
and feel cold,
to rise from our plush –to count the digits
on our hands and feet,
to turn our shoes inside out,to feel the inside of a mirror,
to peel a cloud from the sky,
eat a tangerine in our sleep,
mine some truth from our gardens,
study the ways we view our loveliness,
mine some truth from our gardens,
study the ways we view our loveliness,
the loveliness of a busman,
a farmer
in the market
a passerby
on the street
a child
in school,
to speak with our brothers and sistersin a circle around our injured globe,
(in the universal language of hope)
to find ourselves in the swimming poolwith the heart of our desires –
Cartoonist Rob Rogers does "Rob's Rough," an early look at his work and his creative process, exclusively at PG+, a members-only web site of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our introduction to PG+ gives you all the details.
Our time has come –
really come
(way in the distant past?).
-- E.Z. Hirsch
E.Z. Hirsch is a retired geriatrician-poet. He participates in the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange and lives in Shadyside.
Cartoonist Rob Rogers does "Rob's Rough," an early look at his work and his creative process, exclusively at PG+, a members-only web site of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our introduction to PG+ gives you all the details.
First published on September 4, 2010 at 12:00 am
