Poems
Nature Reflections
by D Shapiro with comments by J Shapiro
Catalina’s gray silhouette
pierces the red afterglow
of a fallen sun
A kayak enters
the half moon’s reflection
a wave breaks…
Still ^AMusing
by D and J Shapiro
Had idea of starting to re-write poetry with J, a reprise of our 1970-71 poetry book:
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Daily ^ Musing
Ode to a Bell Shaped Curve
Played to the tune of ‘I could have danced all night’ from My Fair Lady. (Written in graduate school)
I could have analyzed all night
I could have analyzed all night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my data sheets
And done a thousand chi squares
and ANOVA’s I’ve done so before before
I’ll never know what made it so exciting
Why all at once my heart took flight
I only know when p=<.01 all in the world was right
And yes, I could have analyzed analyzed all night
Fly, Children, Fly
by D Shapiro (Bali 1982)
Let’s dream of rice paddies and pagodas
and feel our bodies and eyes
Reaching deeper inside than we could ever allow
creating, in fear and joy, unguessed wonders.
Daddy get it (and other children/grandchildren poems)
by D Shapiro
THE PEACH TREE (3/7/07)
From gnarled twisted limbs
After winter’s harsh cold rain. . .
Soft, fresh pink blossoms