Today is apparently "stop to read the poetry" day

[firecat]

It's weird how I have been reading my LJ friends lists today. I have been skimming impatiently past most of the personal entries and slowing down to read the poetry posted in the greatpoets community. (I usually do the opposite.)

I was rewarded by getting to read this ("Crows" by Doug Anderson):

http://community.livejournal.com/greatpoets/2609502.html