Alone in his room,
Old man reads letter from youth
-rejected her love.
Walking along path,
I came to a fork, pondred,
-saw snail, followed it.
Copyright 2009
One Single Impression: Fork In The Road
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Was featured at The Footlight Club in Jamaica Plain, February 13-14, 2009
Poetry Philosophy Reflections Essays
Edward S. Gault
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- Edward S Gault
- Forest River Creations Fine Arts Photography, Digital Art, Boston Ma.
Burned Out Church Window
Was featured at The Footlight Club in Jamaica Plain, February 13-14, 2009
Recommended Books for Liberals during the 2016 Election and Beyond
- The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman (Just Out!)
- Moral Politics by George Lakoff
- Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
- The Upside Down World: A Primer for the looking Glass World by Eduardo Galeano
- Hegomony and Survival by Noam Chomsky
- What's the Matter with Kansas by Thomas Frank
- Listen Liberal by Thomas Frank
- Democracy, Equality, and Justice by John E. Hill
- A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
- The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand
- Homage to Catalonia By George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Up From Liberalism by William F. Buckley
- The Conservative Reader edited by Russell Kirk (out of print, but possibly available at your Library)
- Socrates Cafe by Christopher Phillips
- Six Questions of Socrates by Christopher Phillips
- Autobiography of Ghandi
- The Bible (Yes-the whole thing!)
- U.S. Constitution
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Bill of Rights
- The Federalist Papers by Jay, Madison, and Hamilton
- The Republic by Plato
- The Prince by Machiavelli
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- Great Books Foundation
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- Gordon Marshall
- Mandy's Meanderings
- Mosaic Commons Cohousing
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- Moveon.org
- Knocking From The Inside
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8 comments:
Indeed, there is no hurry. Poignant thoughts, Edward. Thanks. (I am wondering why he kept her letter if he rejected her love!)
Things appear different in the rear-view mirror... and I love following the snail. Enjoyed these!
I love the implication of the last. The best way to go.
I love the notion of following a snail - wonderful!
the slow road is meant for savoring! i like your choice
I wish I took it slower in my youth- (I've slowed down much though..ha)
Hi Edward--
I'm with Sandy C. on this...did he really reject her love or just the form of it? Why else would he hang on to the letters unless...the love remains?
I want more snail-followin' time.
Thanks for the smile on that one!
I enjoyed the savored, bittersweet quality in your poem Edward, and can relate to the snail's pace choice, and the time it gives one for reflection.
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