from that Ted Kooser Book. Slow going reading this book because it is packed to the brim with gems like this and Ted Kooser thinking about poetry from all different directions.
Artichoke
O heart weighed down by so many wings.
— Joseph Hutchison
as found in The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser
Reminds me of Fog years ago”. Sandburg maybe. Fog creep up like cats paws. Not remembering it all. But it I impressed me. Short and full of meaning.