Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Passage to Bardo

Image by Glenn Buttkus


Passage to Bardo

The creases are still not
there yet, the ones that made
my grandfather wise and picturesque;
so I search intrepidly for the face
of the future deep in my mirror,
decades in distance from today’s
reflection when my passage nears
completion and the poetry
of my life will be written
on my forehead.

Glenn Buttkus

February 2011

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4 comments:

  1. Tess KincaidFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Beautiful. I think this might be my favorite of yours, Glenn. Great pic, too. (The little marks on the sides of your nose make me think of Twelve Angry Men.:)

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  2. David GilmourFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Glenn,
    This a shaver’s voyeurism or perhaps narcissism. Don’t fall in the mirror. --David

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  3. Glenn ButtkusFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Tess, the Fonda film or Lemmon
    TV version? Jack Klugman in
    the original or George C. Scott
    in the remake?

    David, probably both, but thanks
    for the alacrity.

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  4. Arne ZasloveFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    I hope you are not thinking of going to Bardo now! I don’t think Bardot is there!

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