Poem for today

Poem: "Listen | 014," by Miller Williams, from Some Jazz a While: Collected Poems (University of Illinois Press).

Listen | 014

I threw a snowball across the backyard.
My dog ran after it to bring it back.
It broke as it fell, scattering snow over snow.
She stood confused, seeing and smelling nothing.
She searched in widening circles until I called her.

She looked at me and said as clearly in silence
as if she had spoken,
I know it's here, I'll find it,
went back to the center and started the circles again.

I called her two more times before she came
slowly, stopping once to look back.

That was this morning. I'm sure that she's forgotten.
I've had some trouble putting it out of my mind.





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Aphorism of the day:
"The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity."
---Alexander Hamilton, in "The Federalist" #1.


Philosophical-question-you-all-should-answer-so-I-can-write-my-book for today:
What is 'love' in your concept?

Time for Band!