William Stafford




Passing Remark

In scenery I like flat country. 
In life I don’t like much to happen. 

In personalities I like mild colorless people. 
And in colors I prefer gray and brown. 

My wife, a vivid girl from the mountains, 
says, “Then why did you choose me?” 

Mildly I lower my brown eyes— 
there are so many things admirable people do not understand.