The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sat 6/10/06)

[RetroLounge]

You

Uninvited, the thought of you stayed too late in my head,
so I went to bed, dreaming you hard, hard, woke with your name,
like tears, soft, salt, on my lips, the sound of its bright syllables
like a charm, like a spell.

                                          Falling in love
is glamorous hell; the crouched, parched heart
like a tiger ready to kill; a flame's fierce licks under the skin.
Into my life, larger than life, beautiful, you strolled in.
I hid in my ordinary days, in the long grass of routine,
in my camouflage rooms. You sprawled in my gaze,
staring back from anyone's face, from the shape of a cloud,
from the pining, earth-struck moon which gapes at me

and I open the bedroom door. The curtains stir. There you are
on the bed, like a gift, like a touchable dream.

Carol Ann Duffy

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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...

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[RevCheesehead]

1. What a wonderful dream.

Someday, it may be real.

:hug: Hi, sweetie!

[RetroLounge]

2. Hey there hot stuff

wassup?

:hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

6. Oh, the usual stuff.

Getting ready for a boring church conference in Madison (Sun-Wed), and hoping nobody sets any fires I'll have to put out when I get back.

And you?

[RetroLounge]

8. Got the kids for the day

Gotta take them to the office so I can work for a few hours today.

Things are things. Some good, some not so good.

All in all I've found a little grace among the brambles...

:hug:

RL

[yvr girl]

3. Great imagery

It reminds me of some wildlife pictures I've seen.

[RetroLounge]

5. ...

:hi:

RL

[yvr girl]

9. How are you today?

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

11. Pretty good.

A little tired, but not bad.

Got some potential good news on the bookstore, but I am waiting to share until I can get some confirmation.

RL

[yvr girl]

13. I'm tired too

I hope you get the good news confirmed.

Are you still at zero?

[RetroLounge]

15. Zero?

It fluctuates...

Mostly at zero.

RL

[yvr girl]

20. Mostly at zero

:spank:

Why don't you just put your heart in Matcom's Kitchen Aid and set it to puree?

[RetroLounge]

23. An occasionl relapse...

happens.

RL

[miss_american_pie]

4. like a touchable dream

What a pretty image. :hi:

[RetroLounge]

7. ...

"like a gift, like a touchable dream"

:hug:

RL

[miss_american_pie]

10. ...

:hug:

[txwhitedove]

12. Lovely poem, lovely thought....

and lovely quotable line ...."finding grace among the
brambles."  That will be my quest for today.  

[RetroLounge]

18. Damn

I better put that line in my notebook and use it in a future poem...

:hi:

RL

[WritingIsMyReligion]

14. Lovely!

But I do believe you've done this one before, RL.

;)

:P

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

16. I searched the archive and could not find it

Oh well, she deserves a reprise...

RL

[WritingIsMyReligion]

25. Yup.

;)

[Callalily]

17. Ahhh, what a

wonderful dream. Thanks RL

[RetroLounge]

19. You are most welcome

:hi:

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Thanks, my friend.

I like this one a lot...:yourock:

[RetroLounge]

22. You are welcome!

:hi:

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

28. Anytime, my friend. :-)

Your poetry thread is always the best reason of the day to check out DU...:yourock:

Rhiannon:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear RetroLounge.......

Ooooh, I love this one!

That first line, especially:

"Uninvited, the thought of you stayed too late in my head..."

This has happened to me.....and it is such a thing as I can scarcely describe!

Wow....thank you, sweetie.....:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

26. Anytime...

I just found a book by her at half-price books. Great stuff...

:hi:

RL

[RetroLounge]

27. night time kick

gotta take the kids to my place, so off-line for the night.

:hi:

bye!

RL