Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Golden Shovel Triptych

1
What I do to the grass does to my thoughts and me (Marvell) 

Great, that’s what
I
THOUGHT you should do:
use a file to
sharpen the
mower blades before cutting the grass.
Ha ha, how does 
it feel to
execute my 
thoughts?
So nice of you to pitch in and
help me!

2
The green leaves came and covered the high rock (Stevens)

Remember the
bright green
caterpillars on the tomato leaves?
Winter came
and 
covered 
the
garden with snow. But the 
chrysalis of a caterpillar hangs on a high
branch over a rock.

3
Let us go then you and I (Eliot)

There’s no let
to God’s wrath against us.
Where will we go?
Will we be safe then,
you
and
I.