Man Writes Poem

I posted this a couple years ago on my Facebook page, but I like it so much that I think I will re-post it. I originally heard this on NPR. It's meant to be read aloud, but I'll let you get away with just reading it to yourself.

Man Writes Poem

This just in a man has begun writing a poem
in a small room in Brooklyn. His curtains
are apparently blowing in the breeze. We go now
to our man Harry on the scene, what's

the story down there Harry? "Well Chuck
he has begun the second stanza and seems
to be doing fine, he's using a blue pen, most
poets these days use blue or black ink so blue

is a fine choice. His curtains are indeed blowing
in a breeze of some kind and what's more his radiator
is 'whistling' somewhat. No metaphors have been written yet,
but I'm sure he's rummaging around down there

in the tin cans of his soul and will turn up something
for us soon. Hang on—just breaking news here Chuck,
there are 'birds singing' outside his window, and a car
with a bad muffler has just gone by. Yes ... definitely

a confirmation on the singing birds." Excuse me Harry
but the poem seems to be taking on a very auditory quality
at this point wouldn't you say? "Yes Chuck, you're right,
but after years of experience I would hesitate to predict

exactly where this poem is going to go. Why I remember
being on the scene with Frost in '47, and with Stevens in '53,
and if there's one thing about poems these days it's that
hang on, something's happening here, he's just compared the curtains

to his mother, and he's described the radiator as 'Roaring deep
with the red walrus of History.' Now that's a key line,
especially appearing here, somewhat late in the poem,
when all of the similes are about to go home. In fact he seems

a bit knocked out with the effort of writing that line,
and who wouldn't be? Looks like ... yes, he's put down his pen
and has gone to brush his teeth. Back to you Chuck." Well
thanks Harry. Wow, the life of the artist. That's it for now,

but we'll keep you informed of more details as they arise.



Bahahaha I love it.

That is all.

It's okay Reid! You'll be over this in a week!

Ummmm terrible choice Jillian.

If you don't know what I'm alluding to, tonight was the season finale of The Bachelorette. Ed was the last man standing, the gold medal winner, numero uno, the victorious vanquisher...and I have to say I think that was the wrong move. You might remember several weeks ago that I was actually an Ed supporter. That was when he left the show to focus on his career. A smart move all around, in my book. Not because he was a bad person and I was glad to see him go...I just thought it showed a level of responsibility that we, as loyal ABC fans, are unaccustomed to seeing.

Well, two weeks later he decides to come back, and for me that's when things rapidly went downhill for Ed. He got more and more annoying every week and somehow he just gives off an insincere, I'm-just-caught-up-in-the hype-kind of vibe. I mean, he only knew her for what...4 or 5 weeks (since he was gone for a few) and spent what couldn't have been more than maybe a day's time total together with Jillian, and he was telling her he loves her?? While the other guys who spent way more time with her openly admitted that they just didn't move that fast, but they could see themselves falling in love with her SOMEday soon? And she prefers the fake out rather than the honesty? Oh dear. Jillian, the goal of this show is not to get a proposal at the end, it's to try to find love. There's a difference.

And then we have Reid (aka Chandler Bing). Dear, sweet Reid. Reid got the boot last rose ceremony because, while he and Jill had a connection obvious to all, and Jillian admitted that she was possibly falling for him, Reid couldn't mutter the three words Jillian (unfairly) demanded of him. So she sent him packing and evidently cried the entire night afterward. Then, as a shocker to Bachelorette watchers everywhere, Reid struts back in tonight (loved that confidence!) and tells Jillian that he was being a complete idiot and leaving has caused him to see everything clearly. He tells her boldly that he loves her, and then he drops onto his knee and proposes. A very gallant move for Reid, and Jillian is completely thrown. This is what she was waiting for. She had let him go because she never thought he would be able to say that.

The problem is, Jillian had already made up her mind. Reid was about a week too late. I totally get the whole let's-not-get-caught-up-in-the-moment thing and I understand why, although she seemed tempted, Jillian ultimately refused this spontaneous proposal and stuck by her earlier decision. What I don't get is how that decision could possibly be Ed. If it were between Ed and Reid, Reid would win hands down! Heck, I would've taken Kiptyn over Ed too. I'm at a loss.

Tomorrow is the After the Final Rose show, so this means we will get to see what Jillian has been up to for the past 3 months and whether Ed and Jillian are still together. If they are still together, I will be very surprised. I just really don't see them lasting. Ed's a creeper.

Because I like Reid so much, here's a fitting tribute (not mine):




Looks like I have to move to Philadelphia now to find him. Poor Reid.

Wild parsnips scald my lungs

Hello stranger.

Tonight I thought I would keep it simple.

I'm addicted to YouTube and what I find myself browsing A LOT is live music performances. So, I thought I would share a few of my favorites. You know how you can save a video to "Favorites" section of your account? Well, that's where these are from. Enjoy! (Sorry if you don't like my musical taste...feel free to not listen.)

So back in the beginning of June I had the pleasure of seeing this man in an intimate acoustic concert in Austin. I got some pretty good video at the end when he let us crowd the front of the stage for his encores, but unfortunately it would be illegal to post. So I have this instead. This is from a Peace benefit this year in London. He opened our concert with this song (one of my favorites!). By the way, I don't care how old he is -- the man is a sexy beast.



Okay, next. Here is a performance I just love by Jason Mraz. Jason is way more talented than I realized and this rendition really shows off his his ability to feeeeeel his music. A true artist! Listen to the entire thing...I promise you will be impressed.



I am so happy I found this next video...this brings back so many memories from my childhood! This is a duet between LeAnn Rimes and Bryan White back in1997, when TNN was still a TV station and LeAnn was like today's Taylor Swift. Even if you don't like country, you have to admit, this girl has some major pipes! This is also fun to watch because everyone knew back then that LeAnn had a little crush on Bryan. (And oh, fun fact: as a little girl I had Bryan White's poster on my wall. Right next to Leonardo DiCaprio.)



This last video I'm really excited about. I just discovered this guy a few weeks ago, and now I am a DIE HARD fan. I bought his most recent album and now I'm working on getting the rest. Evidently he is a classically trained violinist turned pop singer-songwriter, but all I can say is that he has jaw-dropping talent!! There really are no words. Just watch: