Sunday, January 9, 2011

Thought for the Day

. . . If what a tree or bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. . . .
~ David Wagoner, Excerpt from "Lost"

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Full text of "Lost" from Traveling Light: New and Collected Poems (University of Illinois Press, 1999) [Also see the collection on GoogleBooks.]

David Wagoner, b. 1926 [At this Poetry Foundation page, you'll find links to a selection of poems by Wagoner, as well as links to audio poems and recordings.]


Profile at Famous People

Radio Interview at KUOW

David Wagoner on FaceBook (via Wikipedia)

2 comments:

S. Etole said...

I enjoyed this poem in its entirety ...

Louise Gallagher said...

Love the quote! Love it!

Thanks.