Untitled Poem

Here's a poem I wrote a few days ago which I'd like to have considered.

Jack.

THE WILSON RIVER IN AUGUST

We planned an escape from the Portland heat

by way of the coast. Our expectations 

got the better of us. We ate a dreary seaside

lunch bemused and convinced

of the need for relaxation elsewhere.

We found a swimming hole just off the highway

where rural kids proved something

to themselves by hurling their only bodies

off a bridge two stories

high at least. I stood gaping from the gray

beach. One smiled

and waved, “Hello!” And when I waved mutely

back he flashed his teeth, turned and sprang

off, spread eagle into the green eddies.

Cat Rakham

Here's something I thought you guys might like.

A Note on Posts

The website will not let you copy/paste directly from word; there is something called a "meta tag."  They look like this at the beginning of a word .doc when pasted onto a website (at least this site): <meta name="Title"content="">

To avoid this without having to type all of your posts (especially long ones like I'll be doing), save anything from word into notepad.  When you copy/paste from there all of the shit from word should be gone.

My Sister's Godfather

Welcome

So, I've created this blog.  It's obviously very new and I'm still working out the kinks, i.e. trying to post background involving powdered chins.  The way it's set up right now is that any of you can post, I think, but only I have the ability to edit the settings etc.  We'll see how this works.