#the dipper

[fromtheabundance]

The Dipper

By Kathleen Jamie

It was winter, near freezing, I’d walked through a forest of firs when I saw issue out of the waterfall a solitary bird.

It lit on a damp rock, and, as water swept stupidly on, wrung from its own throat supple, undammable song.

It isn’t mine to give. I can’t coax this bird to my hand that knows the depth of the river yet sings of it on land.

[electronicsquid]

Wilt Chamberlain at Kansas

(George Silk. 1956?)

[poem-today]

A poem by Kathleen Jamie

The Dipper

It was winter, near freezing, I'd walked through a forest of firs when I saw issue out of the waterfall a solitary bird.

It lit on a damp rock, and, as water swept stupidly on, wrung from its own throat supple, undammable song.

It isn't mine to give. I can't coax this bird to my hand that knows the depth of the river yet sings of it on land.

Kathleen Jamie

Listen to Kathleen Jamie read her poem.

[bitsbobbins]

Elevate the standard French dip to 'The Dipper.' Sliced roast beef is cooked together with mushrooms, hot peppers, onions, and Marsala wine, then piled into toasted buns topped with Swiss cheese.

[hepatosaurus]

national poetry month, day 7

The Dipper It was winter, near freezing, I’d walked through a forest of firs when I saw issue out of the waterfall a solitary bird. It lit on a damp rock, and, as water swept stupidly on, wrung from its own throat supple, undammable song. It isn’t mine to give. I can’t coax this bird to my hand that knows the depth of the river yet sings of it on land. —Kathleen Jamie

[thisisnotbuenosaires]

Elevate the standard French dip to 'The Dipper.' Sliced roast beef is cooked together with mushrooms, hot peppers, onions, and Marsala wine, then piled into toasted buns topped with Swiss cheese.

[biergartencpt]

Elevate the standard French dip to 'The Dipper.' Sliced roast beef is cooked together with mushrooms, hot peppers, onions, and Marsala wine, then piled into toasted buns topped with Swiss cheese.