Dear Ms. Oliver - Karl Frederick

[Larry Robinson]

Dear Ms. Oliver
 
I plan to squander the rest 
of my wild and precious life
among the idle
who appreciate simple things:
hot showers
sudden smiles
real strawberry ice cream
deluge and drought
broken bay laurel leaves
cool sheets 
dark nights. 
 
And before I leave, please 
give me another noisy river
a bent tree
a sparrow’s flash
and an overflight of clouds
before the moon.
 
Give me a few clear images
to save for a rainy day
or the last long night’s dream.

	- Karl Frederick

“What do you plan to do 
with your one wild and precious life?” 
The Summer Day – Mary Oliver
 
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