My sister and I love to take public transportation in unfamiliar places. When I read yesterdays selection from the Writers Almanac it brought back lots of memories of our bus/tram/metro/train/ferry escapades over the years. I include it below for your reading enjoyment.
"Secret of Life" by Diana Der-Hovanessian
Once during the war
on a bus going to Portsmouth
a navy yard worker
told me the secret of life.
The secret of life, he said,
can never be passed down
one generation to the other.
The secret of life, he said,
is hunger. It makes an open hand.
The secret of life is money.
But only the small coins.
The secret of life, he said,
is love. You become what you lose.
The secret of life, he said,
is water. The world will end
in a flood.
The secret of life, he said,
is circumstance.
If you catch the right bus
at the right time
you will sit next
to the secret teller
who will whisper it
in your ear.
Love the post, Carol. Have a great weekend with your sister.
Posted by: Claire | 01/11/2013 at 09:47 AM
I spotted that one too and thought it worth saving to read again. Clever of you to match it with this photo.
Posted by: Chrissy | 01/11/2013 at 11:02 AM
Love it! I'm trying not to comment/bug you so often, but this was Perfect!
Posted by: jacki long | 01/11/2013 at 04:08 PM
I love poetry. This is the perfect pairing with the photo. Did you find the secret teller on this bus ride?
Posted by: Joan Clarke | 01/11/2013 at 05:27 PM