Welcome To Philly Poetry Day, Saturday, April 25, 2020!
Any Time
How long ago the day is
when at last I look at it
with the time it has taken
to be there still in it
now in the transparent light
with the flight in the voices
the beginning in the leaves
everything I remember
and before it before me
present at the speed of light
in the distance that I am
who keep reaching out to it
seeing all the time faster
where it has never stirred from
before there is anything
the darkness thinking the light
W.S. Merwin
Welcome To Philly Poetry Day, Saturday, April 25, 2020!
1 Take any line from the above Merwin poem
and write it in chalk on your sidewalk
2 or write it on paper or cardboard and place
in your garden or on your windows –
anywhere it can be seen and read
3 or text it or tweet it
4 or write it on the outside of an envelope
and mail it to a friend
5 Move the poem out into the world in any way you invent
In this way the entire poem will be composed many times
and you will be connected to each part of it and each person
participating
6 Take a photo and email to Leonard: gontarek9@earthlink.net
and/or post to the Philly Poetry Day Facebook Page with comment
Philly Poetry “Day” 2020 Extends From Friday, April 24 – Thursday, April 30
And Extends Everywhere
Be Safe And Well, Peace And Thanks, Leonard Gontarek
& The Philly Poetry Day Crew!
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