BLT Barbara Crooker "Enjoy every sandwich." —Warren Zevon, talking with David Letterman about his terminal lung cancer shortly before his death Here’s how to make a great sandwich: country white bread lightly toasted, contoured with mayonnaise, leaf lettuce spilling over the borders, overlays of tomatoes, train tracks of bacon leading straight out of town. No need for road maps, potato chips, or pickles. Yes, winter is waiting, just over the horizon. But right now, I’m going to sit in the sun and listen to birdsong. I’m going to eat every crumb, every plottable coordinate, now, while I can. (from Some Glad Morning)
(My thanks to Barbara Crooker, via Poetry Tree on the Charles.)
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such a delicious poem, such nourishment - your daily boosts. thank you - ongoingly, emily