A few words from Frank O'Hara

The beauty of poetry  is there is something/someone for everyone’s taste.

I share with you today Frank O’Hara, an American “beat” poet. I connect so well to his words because like him, I write about my life as it happen. Perhaps one day I’ll post some of my words here, but until then here are a couple of Frank’s I think many can relate to.

“Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting, and modern.”
― Frank O’Hara, Meditations in an Emergency

Here is a love poem so raw and beautiful in all it’s simplicity:

ANIMALS

Have you forgotten what we were like then
when we were still first rate
and the day came fat with an apple in its mouth

it’s no use worrying about Time
but we did have a few tricks up our sleeves
and turned some sharp corners

the whole pasture looked like our meal
we didn’t need speedometers
we could manage cocktails out of ice and water

I wouldn’t want to be faster
or greener than now if you were with me O you
were the best of all my days

If he interests you, you can read more on Frank @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_O’Hara

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