Aseem Kaul
A POEM FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
I swore I wouldn’t write
a poem today.Instead, I decided,
I would do my taxes.So here I am, receipts
scattered across the floor
like forgotten letters,
stacks of dates that refuseto add up, and a heart
that keeps trying to
calculate just what the last
year has cost it; how much
it can get away with;
what, if anything, it is owed.
–from Rattle #28, Winter 2007
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July 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 pm
“stacks of dates that refuse
to add up”
This is a skillful transition in the poem.
Also: A great poem to send as a Valentine’s Day card to an ex. Put a picture of an old adding machine on the front of the card for a retro touch.
**Or maybe send to the IRS with your tax return. Make someone’s day at the IRS.**
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Oops – wait a minute – copyrighted work. So get poet’s permission first!
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Ha! I’m sure Aseem wouldn’t mind:)
July 31st, 2008 at 10:48 am
Hi Aseem
Could you get back to me at SRCC?
S.K. Choudhury