Bruce Shanks (1908-1980)

[inscription reads] " Wind-blown ripple-stars chopping the surface of Wade Park pond. / Great willows here. / Crow-caws. / Chicadees numerous. / Flock of sparrows splashing in the stream’s edge. / I cannot work where there is the sound of falling water. It takes my thoughts away far into unheard of spaces. Only at long intervals do I actually hear the splattering of the water. When so, I cannot recall what I was thinking. / Dandelions. I often think the dandelion is the most "