Friday, May 8, 2009

Today Gary Snyder turns 79.

What Have I Learned

by Gary Snyder

What have I learned but
the proper use for several tools?

The moments
between hard pleasant tasks

To sit silent, drink wine,
and think my own kind
of dry crusty thoughts.

—the first Calochortus flowers
and in all the land,
it's spring.
I point them out:
the yellow petals, the golden hairs,
to Gen.

Seeing in silence:
never the same twice,
but when you get it right,

you pass it on.

2 comments:

eric said...

Love your site. Thanks for sharing the bit on Gary Snyder. Here's an article that might interest you.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009265979_snyder27m.html

the redhead said...

Glad you like my little nook in cyberspace! Thanks for the link.