Twenty Questions
by Jim Moore (from the Academy of American Poets)
Did I forget to look at the sky this morning
when I first woke up? Did I miss the willow tree? The white gravel road that goes up from the cemetery, but to where? And the abandoned house on the hill, did it get
even a moment? Did I notice the small clouds so slowly moving away? And did I think of the right hand of God? What if it is a slow cloud descending on earth as rain? As snow? As shade? Don’t you think I should move on to the mop? How it just sits there, too often
unused? And the stolen rose on its stem? Why would I write a poem without one? (To read more, visit here.) |
Jim Moore is the author of six collections of poetry including Invisible Strings (Graywolf Press, 2011). |
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Lofters. Beautiful poem for a beautiful holiday. Peace and love and bounty be yours.