The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sun 7/15/07)

[RetroLounge]

Gold

Pale gold of the walls, gold
of the centers of daisies, yellow roses
pressing from a clear bowl. All day
we lay on the bed, my hand
stroking the deep
gold of your thighs and your back.
We slept and woke
entering the golden room together,
lay down in it breathing
quickly, then
slowly again,
caressing and dozing, your hand sleepily
touching my hair now.

We made in those days
tiny identical rooms inside our bodies
which the men who uncover our graves
will find in a thousand years,
shining and whole.

Donald Hall

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For an audio of the poet reading this poem:

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16635

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RL

If you have a request for a certain Poet, post their name in the thread and I will find a poem by them and post it...

if you want to see some of my poetry, see the blog at:
http://www.myspace.com/retropaul

[lizziegrace]

1. Beautifully said

Thanks for posting this one.

:hug:

[wildhorses]

2. breathtaking

gold is the color of a soul
shining and whole.

thanks for adding to my palette :hi:

:donut:




how this is not worthy of the front page i will never understand:shrug:

[Justpat]

3. Beautiful.

That one is a keeper.

[xchrom]

4. sometimes familiarity doesn't breed contempt.

sometimes familiarity breeds contentment and and a need to furnish undiscovered rooms in our sour souls.

[lizziegrace]

5. Thank you...

for putting into words how this poem made me feel. Sometimes having an analytical brain is a problem. :)

[xchrom]

6. awww -- that was very sweet of you to say that.

[RetroLounge]

7. "a need to furnish undiscovered rooms in our sour souls."

That is a line of poetry, right there...

:hug:

RL

[xchrom]

8. lol -- i said sour sour souls?!? -- i meant our -- but sour works too. maybe bettah.

[RetroLounge]

9. There's no such thing as a mistake in writing

just words waiting to be edited.

In this case, I think it works well with "sour."

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

11. we'll go with sour then.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

12. Sour > Dour...

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

13. dour > power > glower

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

14. Not to mention Flower...

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

16. i was hoping you'd say shower.

;)

[RetroLounge]

18. I fought the urge

but since you mention it...

:D

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear Retro...

What more can be said about perfection?

This is lovely.......

Sex and love and respect....all mixed together, as they should be...

Thank you...:hug:

[RetroLounge]

15. ...

:hug:

RL

[BarenakedLady]

17. *sigh*

Beautiful...

[RetroLounge]

19. Yes it is...

as is the person who emailed me the link and suggested I post it...

:hi:

RL