Good morning.
The poem of the week is "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins. Our poet/blogger tells us "This is good advice to anyone just starting to read poetry." So, I'll take the advice and not try to torture a confession out of poems to find out what they really mean.
From KarenMrsLloydRichards, more from her ongoing series of Haikus for the Obama administration. First, a "tribute" to Arlen Specter:
Party loyalty?Nails him. And, a perfect slam of Liz Cheney:
Self-interest guides him most.
He's: (Specter-PA).
Daddy's Little GirlI'm off for a longish run. Trying to get back in shape to do the Marine Corps Marathon in October. Petey will not be joining me. He's not a running dog. He has to stop too often to check for secret messages and monitor for squirrel activity.
Wuvs when the bad, bad mans are
Slammed against the wail . . .
