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.
Isn't it funny that we both posted poems with cinders this week! What are the odds?
ReplyDeleteI love this poem. Perfect ending, indeed!
ReplyDeleteTabatha, it's too funny!
ReplyDeleteMary Lee, glad you loved it, too!