You fed me Whitman
like he was candy,
but he is the poet
tasting most like dirt.
I ate plenty my fill,
a stomach full of soil,
an aching, eager garden.
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Reviews of "Ate, Still Hungry"
Reviewed by Birdie Houston (Reader)
Reviewed on February 9, 2003
That is sooooooooooo deep !
Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on January 18, 2003
Whitman from the soil. Isn't that were all the god poets spring from? Bill Murray
Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on January 18, 2003
So much said in so few words. Great write.
Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on January 18, 2003
You had me at "Whitman." Wonderful, tight writing. Love this, Anne, really do.
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