Letter from a Reader
Too 1I1uch about death,
too many shadows.
Write about life,
an avcrage day,
the yearning for order.
Take the school bell as your model
of moderation ,
even scho larship.
Too much death,
too much
dark radiance.
Take a look ,
crowds packed
in cramped stadiums
sing hymns of hatred.
Too much 1I1usic
too Iittl e harmony, peace,
reason.
Write about those momcnts
when fi'iendship's foot-bridges
seem more enduring
than despair.
Write about love,
long evenings,
the dawn ,
the trees ,
about the endless patience
of the light.
