Down near the bottom
of the crossed-out list
of things you have to do today,

between “green thread”
and “broccoli” you find
that you have penciled “sunlight.”

Resting on the page, the word
is as beautiful, it touches you
as if you had a friend

and sunlight were a present
he had sent you from some place distant
as this morning — to cheer you up,

and to remind you that,
among your duties, pleasure
is a thing,

that also needs accomplishing


Tony Hoagland, from “The Word”

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Rory, this is about you.

(Source: ekphora.blogspot.com)

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Posted on Monday, 16 January
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Source: Tony Hoagland, from “The Word”

(via awritersruminations)

Rory, this is about you.

(Source: ekphora.blogspot.com)


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