Things That Bang- - Obama Elected

Things That Bang

The animals were imperfect,
long-tailed,
unfortunate in their heads.
Little by little they
put themselves together,
making themselves a landscape,
acquiring spots, grace, flight.
The cat,
only the cat
appeared complete and proud:
he was born completely finished,
walking alone and knowing what he wanted.
... the cat
only wants to be a cat
and any cat is a cat
from his whiskers to his tail,
from his hopeful vision of a rat
to the real thing,
from the night to his golden eyes. (Pablo Neruda, "Ode To The Cat")

We live in interesting times. America's first African American President elected. Whether his legacy will be significant remains to be seen. Congratulations America.

Posted by Deepti Lamba on November 5, 2008 11:12 AM StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble It! digg this del.icio.us Fark It | Permalink

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LOl!! Deepti you are bang on! On those five days my feminist streak totally goes for a toss and my mind refuses to believe that women can do all that men can do and more. But once those days are over I'm back to my ferocious feminist self!!!:)

Posted by: Kanika Kohli | November 6, 2008 12:25 PM

Kanika, my trainer refuses to accept my 'period' excuse. According to him if I build my stamina, detox my system I can run a marathon even when I chum.

The thought of running when I'm down makes me shudder;)

Posted by: Dee | November 8, 2008 09:40 PM

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