[New-Poetry] Fwd: Poem-a-Day: Ruth Padel's "Like Giving to aBlindMan Eyes"

[Anny Ballardini]

>From Poetry.com, more or less what I wanted to say before:

 *In the Spotlight*  * "On the Birth of His
Son"<http://glclk.about.com/?zi=12/6tGH>
*
*Su Tung-p'o (c. 1070, trans. Arthur Waley, 1919)*

Families, when a child is born
Want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence,
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown a tranquil life
By becoming a Cabinet Minister.




On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Bob Grumman <bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net>wrote:

> Reminds me that I meant to thank James for posting Padel's poem.  I think
> that she did well by Charles in it, and find it interesting that she is a
> direct descendant of his.  I further think that one's ancestry better
> indicates one's bona fides than degrees, prizes, sales and positions.
>  Finally, I think that what the media does with information is probably not
> much her fault.  What do you expect them to write and talk about, poetry?
>
> --Bob
>
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