The world is not Your philosophical problem. Generous with rigor, Bright blue regardless of heat, It flourishes in distance. The flowers we preserved, The owl-pocked forests We defended with spikes. Just try Not living your life. I dare you. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HOUSE-TOP; A NIGHT PIECE by HERMAN MELVILLE THE HOSTESS' DAUGHTER by JOHANN LUDWIG UHLAND MOONRISE AT SEA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH ISN'T IT TRUE! by BERNICE GIBBS ANDERSON QUATORZAINS: 3. RIVULETS by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES VERITAS by BERNICE BROWN BETTMAN |