Comments on: American Life in Poetry http://shortpoem.org/american-life-in-poetry-12/ if compression is the first grace of style Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:46:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Neal Whitman http://shortpoem.org/american-life-in-poetry-12/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Neal Whitman Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:06:48 +0000 http://shortpoem.org/?p=1258#comment-785 Oh, yes, are these not wonderful creatures? Incredible creations? pelicans take turns leading the flight pattern wings touching waves sleek but soundless since fledging last spring Amicus poeticae, Neal who sees 'em on Monterey Bay Oh, yes, are these not wonderful creatures? Incredible creations?
pelicans take turns
leading the flight pattern
wings touching waves
sleek but soundless
since fledging last spring

Amicus poeticae,
Neal who sees ‘em on Monterey Bay

]]> By: Kristina Baer http://shortpoem.org/american-life-in-poetry-12/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Kristina Baer Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:36:00 +0000 http://shortpoem.org/?p=1258#comment-784 Lovely evocation of these marvelous creatures at a time when daily reminders of our habitat's fragility are clarion calls to protect it, to save the pelicans and ourselves. Thank you. Lovely evocation of these marvelous creatures at a time when daily reminders of our habitat’s fragility are clarion calls to protect it, to save the pelicans and ourselves.

Thank you.

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