"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Politics as Poetry
Well, how about a break from all this stuff in the Anglican Communion?
How about a little politics?
You know, I still loves me my Dave Letterman, but this, by Conan O'Brien, is smart and funny.
And Sarah Palin is not.
Or, is she just so brilliant that even she can't understand herself?
Watch this video and you tell me.
By the way, "North to the future" is the official state motto of Alaska.
I kid you not.
That may help to explain a few things.
Here's the text that O'Brien recognized as Ginsbergian poetry
soaring through nature's finest show.
Denali, the great one, soaring under the midnight sun.
And then the extremes. In the winter time it's the frozen road
that is competing with the view of ice fogged frigid beauty,
the cold though, doesn't it split
the Cheechakos from the Sourdoughs?
And then in the summertime such extreme
summertime
about a hundred and fifty degrees hotter
than just some months ago, than
just some months from now,
with fireweed blooming
along the frost heaves and merciless rivers that are rushing
and carving
and reminding us that here,
Mother Nature wins.
It is as throughout all Alaska that big wild
good life teeming along the road that is
north to the future.
2 comments:
Comment Code of Conduct
I will express myself with civility, courtesy, and respect for every member of this online community, especially toward those with whom I disagree—even if I feel disrespected by them. (Romans 12:17-21)
I will express my disagreements with other community members' ideas without insulting, mocking, or slandering them personally. (Matthew 5:22)
I will not exaggerate others' beliefs nor make unfounded prejudicial assumptions based on labels, categories, or stereotypes. I will always extend the benefit of the doubt. (Ephesians 4:29)
I understand that comments reported as abusive are reviewed by the Blog Owner and are subject to removal. Repeat offenders will be blocked from making further comments. (Proverbs 18:7)
(With thanks to Sojourners)
OT - but prayers for you and your mother and Ms. Conroy and all who love you today.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth,
ReplyDeleteMay your Mother Rest In Peace.
Sorry but I can't listen to Mrs. Palin, the sound of her voice makes me want to kick someone and if a don't turn her off fast enough, I become despondent to think that fellow Americans can consider her qualified to be VP let alone Pres USA.
Deliver us O Lord ...