The Round
Stanley Kunitz
Light splashed this morning
on the shell-pink anemones
swaying on their tall stems;
down blue-spiked veronica
light flowed in rivulets
over the humps of the honeybees;
this morning I saw light kiss
the silk of the roses
in their second flowering,
my late bloomers
flushed with their brandy.
A curious gladness shook me.
So I have shut the doors of my house,
so I have trudged downstairs to my cell,
so I am sitting in semi-dark
hunched over my desk
with nothing for a view
to tempt me
but a bloated compost heap,
steamy old stinkpile,
under my window;
and I pick my notebook up
and I start to read aloud
the still-wet words I scribbled
on the blotted page:
“Light splashed . . .”
I can scarcely wait till tomorrow
when a new life begins for me,
as it does each day,
as it does each day.
Copyright ©️ Stanley Kunitz All Rights Reserved
This poem appeared in Passing Through: The Later Poems, New and Selected by Stanley Kunitz, published by W.W. Norton, 1995. Shared here with profound gratitude to my source: readalittlepoetry.com
I hope you enjoyed the poem I chose for you today and that you find “hope” in the words of Stanley Kunitz. Thanks, friends. Bless you.
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A beautiful, poem, and nature is a beautiful thing to wake up for.
Oh yes! Nature is most deserving
Thanks for reading Diana. Xo
I enjoyed this very much, Selma
Happy you did dear Robbie. Blessing you. 🤗
Love this poem Selma.
Thank you for sharing.
It’s my pleasure to share this, Maggie. Xoxo Glad you liked it.
I did Selma xox
Thank you again.🙏🏻
a beautiful poem shared, Selma…thank you 🤍🙏
It’s my pleasure. Happy you liked it, Destiny. Happy weekend to you.
and a happy one to you, Selma…🤍🌷
Enjoy that’ poem . Nice words written in poem.
Thanks Raj. Happy you liked it. 🤗
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Most welcome,Selma & happy too!