Aging Wellby Robert Lee BrewerAfter Bashō as translated by Allen Ginsberg The funny thing about growing old is you never know how to respond until after the fact. Like a frog that sits and then eventually jumps there’s absolutely no thought given to the process. You’re young; then, kerplunk! This is an example of a “golden shovel” poem, where the last word of each line is from a poem (or a line from a poem) by another poet, in this case Bashō. From Robert Lee Brewer’s Writer’s Digest blog. See also “You Can’t Be Serious.” |