Dear Bob Dylan,

The poet, Tomaz Salamun, wrote a poem called The Four Questions of Melancholy, after which his book is titled as well, which he starts:  I know.  You’re off to war now, off to trample flowers.

I bought his book online and it arrived from a bookshop in Tucson.

I’m attracted to this poem a lot because it reminds me of something I would say to you.  I might start:  I know.  Though I don’t.

I learned today that Richard Avedon’s photographs are being shown at the Phoenix Art Museum.  Of course, these include the pictures he’s taken of you.  The showing is running through April 13th.  I think I will have to go.  I saw a flyer for the showing today and the only image on the front of the flyer was you.  An old sixties picture with you in a black trench coat, walking in New York City.

Small pleasures.  And on the ridge of each of these, you.