Deep Autumn Sun
Tell me about Vygotsky or Bourdieu or Merleau-Ponty...
Or my dissertation my data analysis my job application...
But right now my heart just yearns to get out to meet and greet the sun
And the trees and the birds and the river that are so lovely!
Or go to my neighborhood public library,
Pick up a CD a video a collection of poetry...
Walk the familiar quiet avenues,
See the colorful small houses bathing leisurely in the sun...
I'm thankful for all of these!
The sun on a deep Autumn day...
As golden and precious and heart-warming as your smiling face!
---Angel
4:45 pm Oct 23, 95
On Wed, 3 Jan 1996 KathyKRO who-is-at aol.com wrote:
> Hello, everyone!
> I'm slow to catch up on my messages, but I wanted to add to this thread of
> the discussion before it ends....
> I have enjoyed reading the reasons advanced for writing and particularly for
> publishing one's writing. But, two others occur to me and seem relate to what
> has gone before....
> A reason for _me_ to write is to have a "voice". This word is charged with
> issues of empowerment and hierarchy, and has its roots in feminist theory,
> yet it captures an important motivating and defining feature of my writing.
> It is _my_ opinion that I float out to the world. I make my private
> thoughts public. I might even be heard. This ties in with the other
> motivating factors like the resultant attention one gets when heard, and
> other features that others have mentioned very eloquently, including
> membership in a group through which one identifies.....
> The other reason is one evoked by earlier postings several months ago.
> Someone was writing about the emotions and images that often accompany
> poetry-reading, I believe. Or trying to put into words the feelings that
> accompany listening to a piece of music. And, the connection here is that a
> rich metaphor or a textured turn of phrase can be a thing of beauty. This can
> be fun! This can be beautiful and touches some creative sides of me by using
> language in a certain, crafted way....
> My two cents.
> Kathy O'Byrne
> Cal State Fullerton
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