A Letter in October by Ted Kooser
1. I guess that’s really how it is to love, yeah? I said, just now to a friend. You let go again and again. 2. I extend my arms, my fingers tapping an invisible thread, a bit unresponsive some days. This day.
A Room in the Past by Ted Kooser
Two years today. I miss you, Lolo. A Room in the Past Ted Kooser It’s a kitchen. Its curtains fill with a morning light so bright you can’t see beyond its windows into the afternoon. A kitchen falling
A Happy Birthday by Ted Kooser
Here, to end the day: A Happy Birthday Ted Kooser This evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness. I could easily have switched on
Flying at Night by Ted Kooser
A short read for a busy day; wishing I can fly fly fly far away from here. Flying at Night Ted Kooser Above us, stars. Beneath us, constellations. Five billion miles away, a galaxy dies like a snowflake falling on water. Below us, some