The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poem Thread, 9/11/07

[BlueIris]

"Let Me Celebrate You"

Let me celebrate you. I
Have never known anyone
More beautiful than you. I
Walking beside you, watching
You move beside me, watching
That still grace of hand and thigh,
Watching your face change with words
You do not say, watching your
Solemn eyes as they turn to me,
Or turn inward, full of knowing,
Slow or quick, watching your full
Lips part and smile, or turn grave,
Watching your narrow waist, your
Proud buttocks in their grace, like
A sailing swan, an animal
Free, your own, and never
To be subjugated, but
Abandoned, as I am to you,
Overhearing your perfect
Speech of motion, of love and
Trust and security as
You feed or play with our children.
I have never known any
One more beautiful than you.

—Kenneth Rexroth

[The Straight Story]

1. I really enjoyed that one - but hey, no 9/11 poems?

:)

[BlueIris]

2. Nope. Well, the two I picked were supposed to evoke feelings of community (ort of).

They were supposed to encourage people to appreciate each other. And the bonus is a really old favorite of mine that's one of the only positive depictions of a father-son relationship in poetry I like. Those sentiments are the opposite of the way most people reacted to 9/11, I think. I was going for "positive poems on 9/11," but not poems deluged in terrorism imagery or political rhetoric.

[BlueIris]

3. Kick.

[wildhorses]

4. i dunno

guess i am just not in the mood tonight, know what i mean?

[BlueIris]

5. Yep.

[BlueIris]

6. Kick.