Ronald Koertge Open Poems

  • 1.
    Bamboo shoots in a blue pot, tea steeping
    in a tall cup with painted koi on the side.
    Outside my window, the cat stalks a sparrow,
    but is too tender-hearted to lunge.
    ...
  • 2.
    Coach entreats us to control the clock.
    But how can one not ponder "time's winged
    chariot," or "Time the foe of Man's dominion"?
    Pondering leads to delay of game.
    ...
  • 3.
    The anthology of love poems I bought
    for a quarter is brittle, anyway, and comes
    apart when I read it.
    One at a time, I throw pages on the fire
    ...
  • 4.
    In the airport bar, I tell my mother not to worry.
    No one ever tripped and fell into the San Andreas
    Fault. But as she dabs at her dry eyes, I remember
    those old movies where the earth does open.
    ...
Total 4 Open Poems by Ronald Koertge

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