Whatever the Sky Might Bring
January 13, 2016 |
| Photo courtesy Greg Rakozy |
Introduction by Ted Kooser: I’m well into my
seventies, and I warm to simple, peaceful scenes. Here’s a fine love poem by
Patricia Traxler, a Kansas poet, whose newest book, Naming the Fires, will be
out in early 2016.
Weather Man
When it snows, he stands
at the back door or wanders
around the house to each
window in turn and
watches the weather
like a lover. O farm boy,
I waited years
for you to look at me
that way. Now we’re old
enough to stop waiting
for random looks or touches
or words, so I find myself
watching you watching
the weather, and we wait
together to discover
whatever the sky might bring.
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Poem copyright ©2015 by Patricia Traxler, “Weather Man.” Poem reprinted by
permission of Patricia Traxler. Introduction copyright ©2015 by The Poetry
Foundation. The introduction’s author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet
Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006. We do
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2 comments
What a lovely poem Kathy - so glad you shared it. Makes me think of my folks who have been married for 60 years. My dad was that farm boy. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteDebbie--I really liked this poem, so glad someone else likes it too. So cool that your parents have been married for 60 years. Today is our 28th anniversary. I can't believe we've been married that long.
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