Archives for October 2005
Lost in Queen Anne
7 October 2005 | Brett | Poems
There are walnuts or chestnuts or the Puget Sound equivalent lying in the streets of Queen Anne in early October being collected by Goretexed Asian seniors, women mostly, using sticks or canes and orplastic bags
On each block a yardman and dogs with their people - old men or young women, never paired - and Washingtonians who ask for directions and an elegant woman, […]
Observing Social Graces
6 October 2005 | Brett | Poems
They are a marvel talking without doubling back statements clear willing to share enthusiasms or poke fun at themselves starting conversations during which they’ll mostly listen, but also at home performing if necessary
For you can’t help but like them despite their good manners and you forget to wonder if they like you, if it’s cultivated or came from ther families, if this is how their families see them, […]