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Meter Man...
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you doing about it?" I mean, let's
get real here.In the words of one of
Berrigan's friends and New Bedford
Poet Laureate John Landry, "It's
OK to complain, so long asyou're
doing something about it."
I think of Daniel Berrigan
always doing something about it.
His poems are direct and full of
compassion. His short fines cut to
the chase, and paint a picture not
only of what is, but what could be.
He is constantly driven to fight
violence and hatred , and was even
imprisoned for his activities of
protest and scorned by so-called
"patriots" with blind faith in their
leaders. And I think of Berrigan's
words about the Vietnam era. and
how "those turbulent times have
returned once again."
Interesting enough that this
poet was, in fact , a Priest. Yet he
is fearless in speaking out against
the Church , as in his poem .
The Catholic Bishops Approve
Bush's War in Afghanistan
( excerpts)
Lest I walk shod
In blood of Abel, crying from
the earth;
My tantamount , my brother,
mv undoer'-
Lest I the Christ
Disavow,
And Him who shackled there
I drag through sludge
Of cowardice and dismay -
Lest I disappear, down down
The 110th escalation
Of pride,
And truncated, eyeless, soul-
less,
Be found
Unfit for armed might,
For rubble and America -
This poem found me recalling
former San Francisco Poet Laure-
ate Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem,
A Coney Island ofthe Mind , where
the poet tells us he is "waiting for
a return to wonder." And I find
myself wondering if poetry can
truly give us that.
And yes, I wonder, wonder
on the state of poetry and its
impact , if mainstreaming The
WORD has diluted poetry 's
purpose from political activ-
ism to a form of mere enter-
tainment value. Yes, there are
political voices out there. Sam
Hammill has done a wonder-
ful job with www.poetsagain-
stthewar.org publishing and
organizing readings and anti-war
protests. Larry Jaffe has done
much you can get involved with
on-line with Poets4Peace and
PoetsForHumanRights. Ray
Devinini has played a major role
in organizing world peace days
for protests and readings, and
has them sponsored by the UN.
These are but a few ways poets
can live up to a mission statement
of positive social change. Nothing
changes independently; impetus
is needed. History has shown us
it is the poets usually leading the
charge.
But poets aren't the only ones
needed. We all have civil respon-
sibilities, I was taught in high
school. And I understand that
not everyone can be a Daniel
Berrigan. But everyone can con-
tribute something of their time
to a greater cause. Fortunately,
we have the Daniel Berrigans of
the world to look to as a beacon
of light, as a leader and crusader
for peace, an ideal we all really
do want to reach. Thankfully,
Daniel Berrigan had purpose
to shed that light on the rest of
us. Because of him and others
cut from the same cloth, there is
hope in an insane world.
Youjust have to believe not
only in what you write, but in
what you do. It may be a battle
along the way, but the world will
thank you for it later. It certainly
owes a debt to the heart of Daniel
Berrigan.
Confession
You should see my heart,
the way I do. (But no, never
the way I do.)
It looks like this:
a look of spiders
half seen, seeing,
spiders weaving
scriptures in a cave.
You've got to be blind
to bluff like this;
heart beats so steady
you'd say you hear it;
How wrong you'd be!
Think of a prisoner
at midnight, when memory
turns, tosses the heart
like meat on a spit.
Or the look of a prisoner
dragged out at dawn -
fingers snap,
he's dead on the hooks;
hung with a crude sign;
Conscience, Consequence.
These are the words, and
lifestyle, of a fearless poet , a true
freedom fighter -someone who
put ambition aside, selflessly, to
become who he needed to be.
May more poets look up to his
example. These days, we need it.
1932 book by shop owner is no antique...
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open The Treasure Shop. Their
antiques business has a good
first season and builds a reputa-
tion. The next year, when Oyster
Harbors is built, they are asked
to outfit "Cottage Number One."
used to entice buyers of other
homes in the development.
Contemporary shop owners
will nod in recognition at some of
Spaulding 's problems. "However,
typical of modern youth," she
writes of certain employees , "they
seemed mostly to have a distaste
for work, and were more inter-
ested in swimming at Craigville
and dancing at 'The Coffee House'
than in selling antiques."
But the camaraderie still seen
on Main Street. Hyannis was pres-
ent 75 years ago. The Treasure
Shop was a lunchtime hangout for
other businesspeople in the area,
including next-door neighbor
Frank Brassor, who could "sew
on buttons , darn socks, bandage
wounds, cook full-course dinners
for a king, with far greater ability
than the average housewife - all in
addition to selling shoes."
Also dropping in were "Mr.
Howard Rand, broker, located
next door in the Eagleston Inn
Annex; Mr. Carl Bolter, who has a
men's shop in our block; Miss Ma-
rie Roy. manager of a department
store across the street; Mr. Megill,
who conducts a basket and linen
shop; Mr. Cheney, a shoe man, and
others." For variety, Spaulding
visited "a new spaghetti place "
on the Centervill e Road , Milia's
Craigwood Inn.
Throughout the book, there are
gentle observations about topics
such as the differences between
men and women shoppers and a
collection of "curious personali-
ties." Intimate Incid ents is a very
quick read that offers a moment of
refreshment in our hectic world.
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Some may not like the film's
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There was atime when the mere
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I was not alone either. Others
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It may have been with his small
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My allies also changed their
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somewhat biased.
Talladega Nights tells the tale of
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Ricky is living the American
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If you're looking for some good
laughs then race out to the video
store and pick up Talladega Nights
tonight.
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his wife. He takes us into the labs
at Woods Hole where we meet
scientists and enter into their
studies. He not only invites us
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as well.
Like all salt marshes, Sippew-
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lovely place. The best nature and
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for the squishy walk through the
grassy peat , under the water to
see the fish, into the lab to look
under the microscope and into
the warm dunes for a nap, all the
while informing and intriguing
us. This book would make a great
gift for any reader who loves the
Cape. It should be a must read
for those of us who live here.
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Music and more at the
museum
Show tunes, gospel anthems, folk
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Praise and Worship Team from Zion
Union Church offers its music.
Futureprograms include Irish mu-
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American Songbook" show with pia-
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The spoken word won't be over-
looked , as Garry Mitchell and Joan
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For tickets ($15), call 508-385-4477,
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