Warner, I have used the relationship between presence, the present, etc. and a gift myself. Though it was original with me, I was sure it was hardly anywhere near the first utterance. Probably the same for the voice on the radio, as well. Sounds like it might have been Keillor. But it's application to Sara and a "here and now" resolution was touching and original.
I really liked the third poem a lot. It had humor and pathos. In the second poem "the high-water gift" and "a new perch" seemed technically contradictory to me. Maybe I think too much. Because it flows nicely past on first read.
So, we keep writing because, like Flaubert, we hope to melt the stars.
Warner, I have used the relationship between presence, the present, etc. and a gift myself. Though it was original with me, I was sure it was hardly anywhere near the first utterance. Probably the same for the voice on the radio, as well. Sounds like it might have been Keillor. But it's application to Sara and a "here and now" resolution was touching and original.
I really liked the third poem a lot. It had humor and pathos. In the second poem "the high-water gift" and "a new perch" seemed technically contradictory to me. Maybe I think too much. Because it flows nicely past on first read.
So, we keep writing because, like Flaubert, we hope to melt the stars.