Tigger

That was him every time: he just bounced.
Always astonished at landing on you
but likewise pleased at the prospect of new
adventures, he’d peer and blink and smile
and say let’s do something, right now, while
you sat dazed, having been thoroughly trounced.

He was constantly, restlessly bouncing,
pulling you with him into mad motion
with rapid talk of that very day’s notion.
A large lunch, two drinks and one singular book
were the only academical tools it took
(though grumblers were seen to exit, flouncing).

It wasn’t so bad, really, to be bounced–
dust off your dignity and you could call
it delightful. Swept along on all
manner of cloudy liberal visions,
holding your breath at his decisions,
giddy over the heights from which he pounced,

ever landing on his feet, pronouncing
as he hit the ground the next but one plan:
a visit from the Imam of Turkmenistan
or a new Baroque ensemble, himself
on harpsichord, or for us all a shelf
of required reading, on pain of bouncing.

Your books you wrote at night, but announcing
what you wrote in us is now our task. I say
your bounce was the best ever; more, I lay
odds we’ll not feel your lovely like again,
nevermore rise from such a fortunate fall
as you have given to us, one and all.
 
Sandcastles, libraries, you built the twain:
And both we love and honor in your major name,
since we must learn to live without your bouncing.


July 22, 2003


back to vicarage


creative suite 5.5 web premium mac ElcomSoft Advanced PDF Password Recovery Pro creative suite 5 design premium mac adobe flash catalyst cs5 mac adobe acrobat 9 pro mac adobe photoshop cs3 extended office outlook 2007 FileMaker Bento 3 MAC premiere elements 4 microsoft office visio premium 2010 cs4 web standard office project standard 2010 Telestream ScreenFlow 3 MAC adobe flex builder professional 3 autodesk autocad plant 3d 2011 Native Instruments Traktor DJ Studio 3.4 Abbyy FineReader 9.0 Professional autodesk mudbox 2009 adobe audition cs5.5 mac