WATERMARK

a poet’s notebook


Established 02004

April 2008

  • Earth Day 02008

    For Earth Day, I'm reposting this: MP3 File Why Must It Be Beautiful? What is it for, all this beauty? The curve of the spiral from the laddered twist of DNA to the vast wave of galaxies; the green luna moth, breath- taking & ordinary.  Does the prey see beauty in its predator? Do gazelles… Continue reading

  • NaPoWriMo

    Today's poem is from Fran: Tree deep rooted in the earth laced into  sky map of generations outliving all  cliche of truth in a hundred languages. This was left (with no link, so I'll not make guesses…) on the NaPoWriMo Prompts post. I'm thinking it might be for Prompt #12. Continue reading

  • Pink Moon

    Full Moon over Fitzroy Originally uploaded by johncarney Pink Moon, Egg Moon, you bring snow and crow complaining from the spruce tree. You bury the crocus. You bend the trees down. Grass Moon, Fish Moon, harbinger of spring, why are you so cold? Apr. 20, 6:25 a.m. EDT — Full Pink Moon. The grass pink… Continue reading

  • Difficulties

    I am participating in a TypePad Beta, and the latest glitch is that Watermark mostly won't come up at http://www.sbpoet.com; instead, what comes up is a long- napping photo weblog. You can get to individual posts, if you have the URL, but the main page is stubborn and misbehaving even when it does come up.… Continue reading

  • V-Poem in Your Pocket Day

    Today is V{agina} Day It's also Poem in Your Pocket Day There's a metaphor in there somewhere Continue reading