What do you wish they might say about you when you die? I was horrified by the headline for football player Lou Michaels in the New York Times … that prompted this poem, published today on Rattle.com, After My Friend Phyllis Shows Me the New York Times Obituary Headline: “Lou Michaels, All-Purpose Player, Dies at 80, Missed Kicks in ’69 Super Bowl”
As far as process goes, I was curious how the poem began as a rant, but by the end, I felt mostly humbled. Oh poetry, how I love what it does to us. I want to mention that the quote in the poem is from Wayne Muller, and if you want to see more of his incredible work, I took the quote from his book “A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough” (Harmony, 2010).
Congrats Rosemerry! That’s fantastic and well deserved. Cheers, Bill
Thanks, Bill!
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer http://www.wordwoman.com tel. 970-728-0399
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