I love everything about this poem, but I particularly love the opening image and the last line.
Kooser called from Nebraska to say he'd found...
by Jim Harrison
Kooser called from Nebraska to say he’d found
a large cinder on a long walk along abandoned
(Go here, to The Writer's Almanac to read the whole thing, with its perfect ending.)
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Visit the Poetry Foundation for more about Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser.
For my past posts on Ted Kooser, go here.
3 comments:
Isn't it funny that we both posted poems with cinders this week! What are the odds?
I love this poem. Perfect ending, indeed!
Tabatha, it's too funny!
Mary Lee, glad you loved it, too!
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