[stylist] Thanks to All

[William L Houts]

HI Jackie Lee,

Thank you so much for your gracious comments about my poetry and 
especially for your notes on "Waitress".  I've been thinking lately that 
food service, any kind, is sacred work.  Any work is noble, I think, but 
as nurses and waitresses abound in my family, I'm prejudiced in their 
favor.  There's just something about all of that foot work, being up for 
8 to 16 hours a day bringing people what they desire is something akin 
to a priesthood / priestesshood.  So much suffering goes into the 
necessary work of greeting people, listening to them and feeding them, 
whoever they might be and whatever they may want.  We poets, I hope, run 
a close second, LOL.  Anyway, many thanks and all blessings be with you.

--Bill




On 6/28/2015 11:12 AM, Jackie Williams via stylist wrote:
> Bill,
> I have read your two poems, as everything else on the list. I had no time
> for other than quick reply's. Medical appointments, a grandson's wedding,
> etc. has demanded what might be called my writing time.
> Your poems require more than just a quick response.
> Your latest one about the waitress really got to me. When I was first
> married, I was a waitress at Howard Johnson's in Florida when my husband and
> I struck out for adventure rather than teaching and school administration.
> I still remember so well the heavy plates with liners arcing up my arm, the
> tired aching feet after a shift, and the efforts to be smiling and inclusive
> to all no matter what the stresses. You have captured this so well in your
> poem with your usual verve with words and original phrases.
> Your Pool one did leave me wanting more, and I agree that a trilogy about
> water is a wonderful idea. Rain, yes. If you lived near Puget Sound, that is
> a magnificent source of inspiration right there.
> I went fishing there with a friend and all his brothers, and I caught the
> first fish, a beautiful big salmon which we later barbecued in foil. The
> kinds of fish, everything that went on from the navigation, baiting the
> hooks, how to manage with no facilities on board and six men, etc. hooked me
> completely.
> Your writing is so varied in terms of subjects, large and small, and always
> full of unusual meaning and creative thought.
>
> Jackie Lee
>
> Time is the school in which we learn.
> Time is the fire in which we burn.
> Delmore Schwartz	
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> Hi Friends,
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> I've had a scrambled digital reality for the last week or so, and just
> wanted to make sure that I've thanked everyone whose taken the time to
> read and comment on my stuff.  I'm looking forward to returning the
> favor in spades, or maybe diamonds would be the better metaphor, ha.
> Best summer regards to all.
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> --Bill
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