Be careful of words, even the miraculous ones.
For the miraculous we do our best,
sometimes they swarm like insects
and leave not a sting but a kiss.
They can be as good as fingers.
They can be as trusty as the rock
you stick your bottom on.
But they can be both daisies and bruises.
Yet I am in love with words.
They are doves falling out of the ceiling.
They are six holy oranges sitting in my lap.
They are the trees, the legs of summer,
and the sun, its passionate face.
Yet often they fail me.
I have so much I want to say,
so many stories, images, proverbs, etc.
But the words aren't good enough,
the wrong ones kiss me.
Sometimes I fly like an eagle
but with the wings of a wren.
But I try to take care
and be gentle to them.
Words and eggs must be handled with care.
Once broken they are impossible
things to repair.
Anne Sexton
Be careful of words
Happy June!
And just because it’s June, June, June! Seth Rudetsky, in his Playbill.com column Onstage & Backstage, finally got the story behind this now infamous clip:
“I had to ask Leslie about…”June Is Bustin’ Out All Over.” If you don’t know, it’s a clip famous within Broadway circles because she sings a string of wrong lyrics, relentlessly. I finally got the story; Leslie said that she was hired to sing in a live TV concert on the White House Lawn. All the lyrics were on cue cards so she could read them. Unfortunately, it rained the night before the concert and the morning of. When the song started, everything was fine…until the cue card man slipped in the wet grass…and never got up again! Leslie said she had no choice but to keep going and “fake it.” And that she did. Making up crazy words, nonsense syllable and only solidly landing the phrase “just because it’s June!” She was horrified, but after the concert she ran into the conductor. He didn’t say anything. Her husband didn’t say anything. Her friends didn’t say anything. She thought, “OMG! I got away with it!” Until a few years later, a friend came up to her and said, “Do you know you’re in every gay bar in America?” She said, “Doing what?” He said, “Singing ‘June is Bustin’ Out All Over.’”
Enjoy just because it’s June June Joan!
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National Donut Day of the Day: To end a week that saw New York City declare war on sugar, it seems only right to offer a little nod to National Donut Day.
FYI: Today only, Dunkin’ Donuts is offering a free donut of your choice with the purchase of any drink.
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National Donut Day of the Day: To end a week that saw New York City declare war on sugar, it seems only right to offer a little nod to National Donut Day.
FYI: Today only, Dunkin’ Donuts is offering a free donut of your choice with the purchase of any drink.
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