Autumn Civilizes Us by Amardeep Singh http://www.lehigh.edu/~amsp/2005/09/autumn-civilizes-us.html
Autumn civilizes us Summer's bare arms are sheathed and the ritual of the cooling air sends us inside to make schoolwork with sober chalkmarks And I might say, drily, "Autumn's softening light adds texture and shadow to the still-yellow day." Now analyze the poem. But my students' eyes are elsehwere, on Autumn, with its open space and windows and living, biting insects all still with us when we talk And supposedly the famous leaves will don unsober brights all too soon. But that bomb of color comes too late for Autumn, verging on the foreshadowed winter. (Screw the Fall! I'd rather not watch) I prefer the daylight today, and the twittering, still-green trees, and you, of course, and the texture of your sweater: another Autumn, holding in the still-warm air. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
