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- Written by: Ted Kooser
Here’s a poem by Christopher Todd Matthews that I especially like for the depiction of the little boy who makes more of a snowball than we would have expected was there. This poet lives in Lexington, Virginia.
Eating Them As He Came
Dark by five, the day gives up and so do I,
stalled at the top of the stairs I forget what for,
adrift in a scrap of dream that’s not a dream
exactly but a stupor, unrefined. I go astray
in old routines, I dare myself to reconstruct
the rules of old invented games—that one
of throwing snowballs at the roof, to watch them
shrink as they rolled down, spinning to their pits,
to see the force that made them briefly a thing
so neatly undone. Today an old friend’s tiny boy
lobbied me to pitch some snowballs at him. I bowed
to his dense little will. But planned to miss.
As I packed and flung each one to its unpacking,
he hunted down the humble bits and crumbs
of every impact, as they ran from him along
the icy slope, and gathered and carried them
back to me at the top. Eating them as he came.
So that’s how you get to the marrow of breakdown.
I forgot. That you could put what’s left to your lips.
Ted Kooser was US Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006. He is a professor in the English Department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He lives on an acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska, with his wife Kathleen Rutledge, the editor of the Lincoln Journal Star.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2009 by Christopher Todd Matthews and reprinted from West Branch, No. 65, Fall/Winter 2009, by permission of Christopher Todd Matthews and the publisher. Introduction copyright ©2010 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
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Stone will perform modern Native American flute music with classical guitarist Lindy Danton from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the restaurant, located at 6330 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
Being of Cherokee and Japanese ancestry and living in Lake County, Kevin Village Stone records original instrumental compositions of Native American and Ecuadorian flutes over both modern and traditional instruments.
His work also includes the renowned “Whispering Light” series of meditation music, a favorite of yoga instructors, massage therapists and well-being practitioners throughout California.
The unique flavor of his music is that he writes and arranges it all himself and plays every instrument on the recordings.
Having been classically trained and now a retired professional from the music industry, Stone's main instruments of study are native flutes. bass guitars, keyboard and piano following jazz and classical trumpet.
“The music I perform is a type of cross-cultural renaissance from inside me that uses every musical element I have learned and experienced,” he explained. “I am merely expressing what is in my soul and heart and hopefully others will join me in the journey.”
Zino's Ristorante and Inn is located in Soda Bay at 6330 Soda Bay Rd (reservations are not necessary but recommended). Call 707-279-1620.
For more info on Kevin Village Stone, his music and credits, visit www.whisperinglight.com .
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The performance will start at 5 p.m. and continue to as late as 8 p.m. at Williams' Silk's Bar & Grill.
Williams will put his incredible voice to work on old favorites.
Silk's Bar & Grill is located at 14825 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.