One of my favourite contemporary poets is Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001-2003. His poetry is always simple, direct and often very funny. Yet he also captures profound truths about human nature and life.
His poem "The Lanyard" is perfect for Mother's Day. In this video, following a very short voice-over intro by Garrison Keillor, Billy Collins reads his poem aloud at a poetry festival.
Happy Mother's Day to all Moms everywhere!
19 comments:
Thanks for this!
I loved this! Thanks for sharing it, Debra :) And have a wonderful Sunday.
Wonderful!
thats about the truth of it, summs it up quite well, what a hoot,
I LOVE Billy Collins. He's one of my all time favorites! :D It was such a pleasant surprise to see the Lanyard on your blog. I watched that special some years back with my son. (Who is a big fan of Billy's too.)Hope you have a beautiful day today too!
Hugs,
Bird
This is a very nice dedication to his mother, also pretty funny.
Perfect for all the kids who made crafts at camps or in grammar school and presented them proudly to loving moms, who cherished the grubby things as if they were diamonds. Thanks for this Debra.
Since I know what a lanyard is, I was wondering what on earth your post was about! How funny! Our dear Mom's always cherished our gifts no matter how awful they really were! Great post!
so good. I've given, and received, "lanyards" and remember each time it's not the gift but the thought.
I loved this. Thank you for sharing.
Mary
truly a gem, thx deb...
hahahahh....love it.
Thank you so much for posting this video and poem for me to see, for I really enjoyed this today!
One of my most cherished possessions in a pottery fish that has had a couple of breaks of fins (glued back together).
This is a great poem. Thanks!
Absolutely wonderful...thank you...
I love Garrison Keillor. We should all be so irreverent.
Delightful poem- I'm kinda torn between chuckles and tears- it certainly touched my heart
Johnina
That's wonderful! Thanks for sharing :)
That was wonderful.
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