before or after

[thisnewday]

shortly before or after i wrote the preceeding post, i came across a poem called "a color of the sky" by tony hoagland. its opening stanza follows.

                                                                           Windy today and i feel less than brilliant,
                                                                           driving over the hills from work.
                                                                           There are the dark parts on the road 
                                                                                                    when you pass through clumps of wood 
                                                                           and the bright spots where you have a view of the ocean,
                                                                           but that doesn't make the road an allegory.

ordinarily, it wouldn't matter, but in this case i'd really like to know if it was before or after...

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I find this 'form' rather distracting. Yes, it IS a good poem - well, insofar as those things go, because who is to say what is good and what isn't.

It's good to see you posting. And I'm glad to know that things are better at home, and Jay is back where he belongs.

[olbuksings.livejournal.com]

well, of course, you and i share those minimalist tendencies, so i absolutely agree. and, yeah, in the end it's all rather subjective.

but thanks for the comment and your kind thoughts concerning little jay...