tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post114951534397019089..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Pontificatory Palace, etc.Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149737608623373042006-06-07T23:33:00.000-04:002006-06-07T23:33:00.000-04:00Mike says it's white, so that's probably the one--...Mike says it's white, so that's probably the one--I'll saunter by soon. I somehow thought of one with a big Dutchman's pipe vine, but maybe that's on the other side. Would've looked today but was hither and yon, including errands in Oneonta. What excitement. Tomorrow: the third grade does "Charlotte's Web," first thing in the morning.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149734507373743612006-06-07T22:41:00.000-04:002006-06-07T22:41:00.000-04:00It's on the left as you go from Chestnut toward Ra...It's on the left as you go from Chestnut toward Railroad Ave., Colonial revival, white clapboards, green shutters, green & white canvas awning over side porch. At least that's how it still looks in my mind, and now I'm not even sure it's 11, not that it matters to the story.James Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585503137697939756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149685022550590392006-06-07T08:57:00.000-04:002006-06-07T08:57:00.000-04:00Laura,I am sadly addicted--no pictures on Laurelin...Laura,<BR/><BR/>I am sadly addicted--no pictures on Laurelines yesterday! And yes, I'm still expecting a night garden. Did you plant moonflowers? I've got the confidence that the night garden will appear (take the Rilke as a hint!); you've got the brush. My "background" is no longer the Paul Green cabin (great light on the roof, by the by) but the safflowers... <BR/><BR/>Yes, that was my poem. Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149683569507125652006-06-07T08:32:00.000-04:002006-06-07T08:32:00.000-04:00I'm confused about who wrote the poem you mentione...I'm confused about who wrote the poem you mentioned. At first, I thought it was you. Was it? Who then, if not? Richard Wilbur might have both---he wrote of laundry and power mowers. Speaking of laundry. I'm excited to think of your going at it literarily, whatever the template or form.<BR/>I thought of you last night ( your moonflowers suggestion)as I surveyed my baby garden under the waxing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149657199188403332006-06-07T01:13:00.000-04:002006-06-07T01:13:00.000-04:00How fitting the Rilke poem is with its white lunar...How fitting the Rilke poem is with its white lunar radiance (and 'darkness breeds many mirrors' is a wonderful line) since I've just finished a scene ending with the moon laying luminous bars on the floor of the master bedroom of 11 Leatherstocking St. after an intimate moment turns silly with talk of lecherous ghosts in the corner, all brought about by a peek back at ancient correspondence.<BR/>James Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585503137697939756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149644468517328752006-06-06T21:41:00.000-04:002006-06-06T21:41:00.000-04:00Oh, rats. I bet it's at the post office. I'll hike...Oh, rats. <BR/><BR/>I bet it's at the post office. I'll hike down there tomorrow, honest. I'd given up on you! I'm sorry! Yours will be the last book promotion package to go out.<BR/><BR/>You'll have to wait on that poem. It's not out anywhere yet.<BR/><BR/>Yes, out-of-doors would be helpful for those with too many books. I've realized that the gigantic old cupboard that we rebuilt in my office Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149636814248468272006-06-06T19:33:00.000-04:002006-06-06T19:33:00.000-04:00Marly,First, did you get a check/address I sent? T...Marly,<BR/><BR/>First, did you get a check/address I sent? The check has not cleared and I fear may be lost in the mail. If so I will re-try.<BR/><BR/>Also, I love the picture in this post. I was looking alas, at the bookshelves in my living room last night. Two are my spouses and two I possess. Mine are brimming with books two layers deep. I am thinking, "Ah, Should I thin the books or just get blog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149634853014332692006-06-06T19:00:00.000-04:002006-06-06T19:00:00.000-04:00There are doubtless many mundane little poems with...There are doubtless many mundane little poems with coffee cups and dogs and a bored assistant professor who has a zipper.<BR/><BR/>But this is the first, the very first to be a poem with God and a zipper. It is joyful. It has waltz rhythms here and there. Doubtless it is the start of a new thing in the universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1149604923585577792006-06-06T10:42:00.000-04:002006-06-06T10:42:00.000-04:00I can't even think of a poem with a ZIPPER in it.I can't even think of a poem with a ZIPPER in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com