Maybe Starkey

is just Mal-arkey

I must have said

once upon a time

 

Then Glen Starkey

found the art key

and light he’s shed

on the SLO sublime

 

art in public places

reflect in public faces

the joy of being where

people passing stop and stare

and ponder

and wonder

and SLO-down

 

Glen, thanks for your comprehensive article on art in public places (“Your art, my art … public art,� Feb. 17-24). It boosts local morale. It supports the arts, and the arts support people.

 

Jack Mothershed

Poetry chair, SLO Arts Council