Comments on: Contact

By: David Harmon

David Harmon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:43:11 +0000

Prehistoric, yeah — a reminder that birds really are the last of the dinosaurs.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:39:45 +0000

marja-leena – Hey, you’re right – it does look a bit like an aerial photo, doesn’t it?

Joan – Well, it was probably from Tom Sawyer that I got the idea of friends signaling to each other that way. But our remote location and my loner nature meant that I didn’t really have any frineds like that. We had strict bedtimes and my parent’s bedroom was adjacent to mine, hence the subterfuge.

Peter, dale – Thanks for commenting.

David – GB Herons have more than a bit of the prehistoric about them, don’t they? We’re only a mile from a small river here, so occasionally one will fly overhead.

By: David Harmon

David Harmon — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:16:22 +0000

I agree with prior comments — both haunting and sweet.

Apropos of nothing, I was just walking on the Rivanna Trail, and on the way back, I briefly saw a Great Blue Heron. Even glimpsed from a distance, it was breathtaking — an immediate reminder of why the Indians considered them sacred.

By: dale

dale — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:26:58 +0000

Yes.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:36:39 +0000

I hate to say this, but that’s a sweet poem. I think so much about the brother my son never had. He’s always throwing gravel, but I’m not sure at whose window.

I did that a few times even

without the prompt

That’s fun, with the picture and all.

I love this poem.

By: Joan

Joan — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:23:58 +0000

There is something indeed haunting about this poem. Sort of a cross between Tom Sawyer and rural mischief. A spray of rain or sleet does sound a lot like gravel on the pane. I personally would have eschewed the tree shimmying for the front door, though. One could be thankful, however, that their weapon of choice was not toilet paper in the trees.

By: marja-leena

marja-leena — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:32:53 +0000

I like the memories and feelings evoked here, and the aerial-map-like quality of the image.