Happy New Year

New Year's day I woke early and read in bed. I grabbed whatever books I could without emerging from under my blankets. I read e. e. cummings. I read Pablo Neruda. I read Calvin and Hobbes. I read Susan Sontag. The night before I had begun watching Man on Wire, a documentary about Philip Petit's successful attempt to span the Twin Towers upon a narrow cable. It was such a celebration of life and its possibilities. I got out of bed and sank into the couch in the living room. I turned on the television and finished the film. It was a glorious start to the new year. Posted by eku at January 2, 2009 8:06 PM