See! from the world what profit have I gain
What fruitage of my life in hand retained?
What use is Jamshed's goblet, once 't is crushed?
What pleasure's torch, when once its light has waned?
FitzGerald
"IN HER SHOES" is a tale of two sisters; wild-child Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and
straight-laced and "smart" Rose (Toni Collette). The title is based on the premise that they have nothing in common
except for their size 8-1/2 feet. The comedy-drama is based on a novel by Jennifer Weiner. In this clip, a poem by
Elizabeth Bishop is interpreted by Maggie. She obviously is dealing with the problem of a personal handicap that,
in the past - has made even grocery shopping terrifying for her. She is also dealing with the larger problem of her
relationship with her sister.
One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.
I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three beloved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.
-- Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) a disaster.
