{"id":3783,"date":"2021-02-22T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/?p=3783"},"modified":"2021-02-22T11:18:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:18:30","slug":"february-22-sometimes-a-woman-simply-has-to-run-wild-judith-viorst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/2021\/02\/22\/february-22-sometimes-a-woman-simply-has-to-run-wild-judith-viorst\/","title":{"rendered":"February 22 — “Sometimes a woman simply has to run wild” -Judith Viorst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, February 22<\/p>\n

I read Judith Viorst\u2019s poem late last night and, rare for me, wrote 3 poetic lines that the poet\u2019s cadence teased out of some wellspring in my memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes a poet has to cut the reader loose so she can run wild
\nand light the whole world with fountains of laughter,
\neven on a work day Monday morning\u201d<\/p>\n

Best to read this cluster of poetry out loud, with pauses.\u00a0 Have a blest work week.<\/p>\n

john sj<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Post #1:\u00a0 Wild Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

I went for a walk in the sun without wearing my sunscreen.
\nI went out of town without making a reservation.
\nI placed my mouth directly upon a public drinking fountain, and took a sip.
\nI didn’t bother flossing my teeth before bedtime.
\nI pumped my own gasoline at a self-service station.
\nI ate the deviled egg instead of the cauliflower with low-fat yoghurt dip.
\nI bought, without reading Consumer Reports, a new dryer.
\nI left my checking account unreconciled.
\nI know that the consequences could be dire
\nBut sometimes a woman simply has to run wild.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nJudith Viorst
\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judith_Viorst<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Post #2:\u00a0 The Return of the King<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the wizard’s face he saw at first
\nonly lines of care and sorrow;
\nthough as he looked more intently
\nhe perceived that under all there was a great joy:
\na fountain of mirth enough to set a kingdom laughing
\nwere it to gush forth.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nJ. R. R. Tolkien
\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._R._R._Tolkien<\/a><\/p>\n

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