Easy by Marie Ponsot

Author:Marie Ponsot [Ponsot, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-70128-2
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2009-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

As if speech could have sparks

leaping in it (the way they leap up

when a new lover says, “Welcome home, love,”

or a new softball captain says, “Let’s go, gang!”)

once upon a time she with her soft fast glance

collecting them said, “Good morning, class,”

and all her seated uplooking expectant

second-graders quickly said gladly,

“Good morning, Miss McKnight,”

ready, hearts hammering,

her gang, her lovers, her class.

ON EASTER SATURDAY BELLS WHACKED THE AIR

Pet dogs help children. Spring after spring

two blaze-white Samoyeds sped me out

to my relief to run

into a new hush after the last noon clang

of church bells, rung ringing since dawn

to proclaim Easter Saturday—

big bells, high up, and all of them

at once, let loose, a deafening glory

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