poetry texts, poem archive at plagiarist.com

Into the gravity of my life,
the serious ceremonies
of polish and paper
and pen, has come

this manic animal
whose innocent disruptions
make nonsense
of my old simplicities--

as if I needed him
to prove again that after
all the careful planning,
anything can happen.

Added: 2 Mar 2002 | Last Read: 15 Oct 2018 10:12 PM | Viewed: 5196 times

A PoetryNotes™ Analysis of The New Dog by Linda Pastan, is Available!

A PoetryNotes™ eBook is available for this poem for delivery within 24 hours, and usually available within minutes during normal business hours.

ON SALE - only $29.95 19.95!

For more information...