The Useless Tree

Poetry

  • Tu Fu and Aidan

         I’m out of town today, down in the big city.  Here’s a poem I found by Tu Fu that touched my heart: Thinking of my Little Boy Apart still, and already the oriole songsFill warm spring days.  Changing… Continue reading

  • A little Li Po

        I have been working through various papers and blogs all day but can find nothing to write about.  Too much tragedy: the bombings in Mumbai; the tunnel collapse in Boston; the various wars.  Perhaps it is the summer… Continue reading