First off, a quick explanation for things being so quiet around here lately: I’m working on a redesign of the site. In some ways, nothing major, as I’ll be keeping the same basic visual style, and I’m “just” transforming it from a single-column back to a two-column layout. However, that’s caused me to re-code from the bottom up in order to get everything working the way I want it, which has been keeping me busy over the past few nights.<\/p>\n
The new design probably won’t go up until sometime next week at the earliest (this being birthday weekend and all, spending hours in front of the computer is fairly low priority), but it’ll go up as soon as I can manage it.<\/p>\n
Today, though, is Poem In Your Pocket<\/a> day. Originally started by the New York Times and the City of New York, someone on Orkut’s blogger community<\/a> suggested<\/a> turning this into a meme.<\/p>\n \n “The City of New York and The New York Times invite you to join us on April 30, 2004 for Poem in Your Pocket Day… New Yorkers are encouraged to carry a poem in their pocket and share it with friends, family, coworkers and classmates.”<\/p>\n I thought it would be a great idea if bloggers did something similar on April 30th:<\/p>\n To commemorate the end of National Poetry Month, blog about your favorite poem and provide at least one link to other poems and\/or a bio of the poet.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Now, admittedly, I’ve never been much of one for poetry. For one reason or another, it’s an art form that has consistently failed to capture my interest much at all. However, there is one poet that I absolutely love, and have quite a few books of poetry (including one wonderful collection of his complete poems): e. e. cummings<\/a>. Something about his style has always grabbed me, and he’s been the only poet ever to peak my interest.<\/p>\n While it’s difficult for me to narrow down one particular favorite, there are two that consistently pop into my mind when I’m trying to pick a favorite.<\/p>\n This first one I love because it’s so wonderfully<\/em> un-subtle. Just my style. ;)<\/p>\n she being Brand<\/p>\n -new;and you thoroughly oiled the universal K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her<\/p>\n up,slipped the again slo-wly;bare,ly nudg. ing(my<\/p>\n lev-er Right- avenue i touched the accelerator and give<\/p>\n her the juice,good<\/p>\n (it<\/p>\n was the first ride and believe i we was the brought allofher tremB stand- This second one that always sticks in my head is much sweeter, and it’s primarily the last nine lines (starting with “what’s wholly”) that really get to me.<\/p>\n because it’s<\/p>\n Spring dare to do people<\/p>\n (& not round)because it<\/p>\n ‘s A Lives lead their own<\/p>\n persons(in of everybodyelse’s)but<\/p>\n what’s wholly Darling<\/p>\n is that you & & i(be<\/p>\n ca e It’s we)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n (Incidentally, trying to translate e. e. cummings’ poetic formatting into workable valid HTML<\/acronym>\/CSS<\/acronym> is not<\/em> easy to do. Hopefully I managed to pull it off…)<\/p>\n\n
\nknow consequently a
\nlittle stiff i was
\ncareful of her and(having<\/p>\n
\njoint tested my gas felt of
\nher radiator made sure her springs were O.<\/p>\n
\nclutch(and then somehow got into reverse she
\nkicked what
\nthe hell)next
\nminute i was back in neutral tried and<\/p>\n
\noh and her gears being in
\nA 1 shape passed
\nfrom low through
\nsecond-in-to-high like
\ngreasedlightening)just as we turned the corner of Divinity<\/p>\n
\nhappy to see how nice she acted right up to
\nthe last minute coming back down by the Public
\nGardens i slammed on<\/p>\n
\ninternalexpanding
\n&
\nexternalcontracting
\nbrakes Bothatonce and<\/p>\n
\n-ling
\nto a:dead.<\/p>\n
\n;Still)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nthingS<\/p>\n
\nthe other way<\/p>\n
\npril<\/p>\n
\nstead<\/p>\n
\nmarvellous my<\/p>\n
\ni are more than you<\/p>\n
\nus<\/p>\n