New Poem & New Link

A two-fer today. I discovered Some Depression a while ago. You can find full sets and live performances and if you're into Podcasting (which I confess is beyond me at the moment), there are many available. The emphasis is on roots, alt-country, and Americana, with lots of songs from Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Damien Rice, and many others.

And here's a new poem, with a newer one to follow in a day or two:

Toward the End of Winter

The wind pauses
as if gathering breath
suspended in one
moment’s stillness
along the edge
of sunlight and
shadow on the
sidewalk I pause
myself scarcely
breathing until
the wind picks up
again and harries me
on along.

February 18, 2005