Couldn’t find the name of the painter… sorry! Here is a very weird poem, and one very uncharacteristic of him, by the great American poet Wallace Stevens: The Plot Against the Giant First Girl When this yokel comes maundering, Whetting his hacker, I shall run before him, Diffusing the civilest odors Out of geraniums andContinue reading “The Plot Against the Giant”
Daily Archives: October 30, 2016
As Gregor Samsa awoke,
“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/transmogrify/”>Transmogrify</a>
Stand still, stare hard
Wooden Bridge In The Autumn Forest by Odon Czintos Here is the 7th and final stanza of a poem by May Swenson: “October” 7 Now and then, a red leaf riding the slow flow of gray water. From the bridge, see far into the woods, now that limbs are bare, ground thick-littered. See,Continue reading “Stand still, stare hard”