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The Orange

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange-
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave-
They got quarters and I got a half.

And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It's new.

The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I'm glad I exist.

-- Wendy Cope

Fear of Reading

I have just finished one novel
and am picking up another
reluctantly, because
I do not want to crowd
two sets of characters
together, to have
the Duchesse de Guermantes
sitting down to dinner with
Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov
or Huck and Jim trying
to keep up with Leopold Bloom
as he makes his way
through the streets of Dublin.

At times, art is too much for me.
Once the composer Ives
said to a fellow who was booing him,
"Stop being such a God-damned sissy!
Why can't you stand up before
fine strong music like this
and use your ears like a man!"

I am a sissy, though.
I walked around in a daze
before I read Henry James;
afterwards, it all made sense.
That is why I am afraid of books:
they have saved my life before,
surely they could kill me.

-- David Kirby

Reading Arthur & George feels a little like this -- two narratives I have to pause between in order to keep from schizophrenia.

Got job!
Getting car insurance settlement!
Whew!
Just two more weeks of broke.
Dear Landlord, Please Just Wait a Little Bit Longer.

OMG Sidney it's so cute and silly! Can't wait to see it in person.

Cuts and scratches but huge piles of brush moved: a good weekend.

Burger and a beer and a movie and a walk: a good date, even after a long day.

Tomorrow back to Beacon Hill.

on the lookout

from Ayun

Flyer posted on a tree, Boylston between Berkeley and Clarendon:

Lost Wedding Band
Was happily married for 11 years, won't last much longer unless I can find my ring...
Gold Band
Reward Offered
[phone number]