into the wind’s teeth


Government Is Shutting Down in Impasse

800,000 Face Furloughs; a Million More Are to Work Without Pay

         Hard times —  a Congress locked in venom and contempt for those with whom one must negotiate,  “partisan” is a common adjective for elected officials at the national level;   Detroit city caught in uncertainties about bankruptcy that stir mistrust and fear for the future;   UDM negotiating a McNichols faculty contract turned acrimonious and hurtful.

The Federal deadline arrive today.  A marker day for a Congress locked in venom and contempt for those with whom one must negotiate.

Today’s poem could be a blessing for people laid off this morning, or a blessing for all of us who come to UDM to work at the labors of education.

john st sj

 

The Manoeuvre

I saw the two starlings
coming in toward the wires
But at the last,
just before alighting, they

turned in the air together
and landed backwards!
that’s what got me —
to face into the wind’s teeth.

William Carlos Williams

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