I've been told by at least two people that I'm "good at e...

I've been told by at least two people that I'm "good at endings." I don't think I should speculate about what that means in respect to my life, but maybe it does mean I should work harder at my beginnings.
Josh brought home some D. Nurkse from the library. Here is the amazing opening couplet from the poem "A Walk in Giovanna's Park (Burnt Island):

"Under the immense elm
the children are no bigger than children."
Or what about the first tercet in Weldon Kees' "River Song":
"By the public hook for...