Monthly Archives: May 2018

Thursday, May 31 Much of this May I have been learning how to prepare for hip surgery (on June 20); learning again since this Beaumont Hospital surgical team already replaced my left hip early in 2008.   This year that … Continue reading →

Wednesday May 23 “It turns out that Williams, despite fragile health in his later years, mentored younger poets at his home. One of them was Denise Levertov, a favorite of yours.” I met “George” (sun glasses . . .  the note just below) … Continue reading →

Monday May 14 — “A silence in which another voice may speak”   Mary Oliver {a memory from 2014’s ceremonies}:   “In Dentistry many graduates are hooded by one or two or three of their kin who are already dentists; In Law … Continue reading →

Wednesday May 9   “it is more important to be grateful for your love . . . ” Howard Gray’s unexpected death stunned many people.  Mutual friends wrote me and we reminded one another of the wisdom and kindness he brought … Continue reading →

Monday, May 7  — Gerard Manly Hopkins, sj  —  beauty & courage This week the university holds three commencements.  Graduates,  families and friends infuse fresh wonder and pride into these ancient rituals of achievement.  Moms and dads, relatives and friends … Continue reading →

Friday,  May 4  –  “I watch the spring come slow-ly” Traveling north-south, south-north during season changing time lets trees and ground plants show their stuff to visitors.  Readers from where I live in Detroit will recognize in the poem how … Continue reading →

May’s 1st Wednesday   “What terror lies concealed in strangest words, O lamb of God that taketh away the Sins of the World” Once again, as so often now 4 years deep in poetry posts and c. 2500 readers strong, … Continue reading →