{"id":2770,"date":"2016-04-11T16:02:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T16:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/?page_id=2770"},"modified":"2016-04-12T01:51:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:51:05","slug":"howie-good-april-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/archives\/howie-good-april-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Howie Good, April 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter Light<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The bread scattered for the ducks had been devoured by others. I wanted to say something to the old couple out for a walk, but there were so many youngsters around, and more coming all the time, and most of them in need of a philosophy of life. Days later, the families that had been skating on the pond were still feeling the effects of female Viagra in the water. I never did find an answer to your question, \u201cDoes an apple move?\u201d Have you? All I know is that I can\u2019t see where the light is coming in, I can only see that it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Philosophy for the Shallow<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Despite getting <\/span><\/p>\n

only three hours sleep, <\/span><\/p>\n

this is not so bad, <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

drinking coffee <\/span><\/p>\n

from a thick mug <\/span><\/p>\n

at the kitchen table<\/span><\/p>\n

while scratching <\/span><\/p>\n

the dog\u2019s head <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

and watching out<\/span><\/p>\n

the back window<\/span><\/p>\n

a big woodpecker<\/span><\/p>\n

creep up the tree trunk<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

and the sunrise<\/span><\/p>\n

turn the tree trunk <\/span><\/p>\n

to a pillar of gold.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Another Visit from the Muse<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A creepy older man with a greasy comb-over says, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is art, everything is rubbish,\u201d as he <\/span><\/p>\n

viciously kicks a violin along the gutter. The street <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

is lined two deep with the sort of spotty people<\/span><\/p>\n

who charge a fee just to read your poems. And I <\/span><\/p>\n

don\u2019t need that. The frontier is everywhere. Ever <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

stumble upon a flock of ten or twelve wild turkeys <\/span><\/p>\n

while taking a dim path through the woods, the green <\/span><\/p>\n

leaves almost too green? Happiness guaranteed.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Howie Good\u2019s latest poetry collections are Bad for the Heart <\/strong>(Prolific Press) and Dark Specks in a Blue Sky <\/strong>(Another New Calligraphy). He is recipient of the 2015 Press Americana Prize for Poetry for his forthcoming collection Dangerous Acts Starring Unstable Elements<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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