Meeting Poets

Meeting poets I am disconcerted sometimes
by the colour of their socks
the suspicion of a wig
the wasp in the voice
and an air, sometimes, of dankness.

Best to meet in poems:
cool speckled shells
in which one hears
a sad but distant sea.

Eunice deSouza

I love the wit, economy and irony of Eunice deSouza's poems. I was amongst those lucky students who studied under her just before she retired. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was a brilliant professor - I owe my love of Jane Austen largely to her extremely engaging and thought provoking lectures.  
(For Karin)