The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Fri 2/10/06)

[RetroLounge]

Never Again The Same

Speaking of sunsets,
last night's was shocking.
I mean, sunsets aren't supposed to frighten you, are they?
Well, this one was terrifying.
Sure, it was beautiful, but far too beautiful.
It wasn't natural.
One climax followed another and then another
until your knees went weak
and you couldn't breathe.
The colors were definitely not of this world,
peaches dripping opium,
pandemonium of tangerines,
inferno of irises,
Plutonian emeralds,
all swirling and churning, swabbing,
like it was playing with us,
like we were nothing,
as if our whole lives were a preparation for this,
this for which nothing could have prepared us
and for which we could not have been less prepared.
The mockery of it all stung us bitterly.
And when it was finally over
we whimpered and cried and howled.
And then the streetlights came on as always
and we looked into one another's eyes--
ancient caves with still pools
and those little transparent fish
who have never seen even one ray of light.
And the calm that returned to us
was not even our own.

James Tate

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RL

[LaraMN]

1. This isn't about sunsets, is it?

Or am I already perverted, this early in the morning?:D
Either way, it's intense, and profoundly gorgeous. I love this one!:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

2. Yes you are perverted...

:D

RL

[LaraMN]

3. At least I'm consistent.

They can put that on my headstone.:D

[RetroLounge]

21. Here Lies LaraMN

"Consistently Perverted"

:rofl:

RL

[In_The_Wind]

4. WOW! RL ~ That brings back some wonderful old memories.

Sunsets like that are reasons to go on.
Thank You!

[RetroLounge]

7. Good Morning!

:hi:

RL

[In_The_Wind]

8. Good Morning to you RetroLounge.

How are you today?

[RetroLounge]

9. I'm taking a well-deserved day off to paint

but so far I haven't gotten up off my ass...

RL

[In_The_Wind]

13. LOL ! ! !

That sounds like a lot of my days. Honestly I have the best of plans that usually go astray. Sometimes I enjoy my time in The Lounge so much it's difficult to walk away.

[RetroLounge]

14. Yeah, I just started painting the bathroom upstairs.

So I gotta go thru with it now, committed to finishing the upstairs today.

RL

[miss_american_pie]

5. How synchronistic

Someone yesterday asked me what color, umm, sunsets, are.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

6. Tell them "peaches dripping opium"

and watch their facial expression...

:rofl:

RL

[miss_american_pie]

19. They are a bunch of writers

I'm sure I'd get edited. ;)

[RetroLounge]

20. Nah, they would all write down the line and use it...

:D

RL

[tigereye]

10. that's excellent!

thanks Retro!

[RetroLounge]

12. My pleasure!

How are you today?

:hi:

RL

[tigereye]

22. I think I am finally over that cold ( as are my guys)

work has been slow, so I've just been vegging out and being a slugwoman. I actually watched a movie today, instead of doing anything constructive.

[RetroLounge]

11. Check out this thread I made for you guys...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4723937

I archived all the poems so far...

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Quite lovely.....quite sexy as well!

Are sunsets the day's orgasms? Sounds like it......

Thank you......

:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

16. "Sunsets are the day's orgasms"

There's your first line or the title of a poem...

Start writing!

:hi:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. The other day you mentioned to someone, I forget who......

that you keep a notebook for writing down phrases and ideas that come to you....

Now, I have a notebook too....I resurrected an old blank book just for this purpose!

This line will go into it....

Thanks, sweetie!

How you inspire me.......


:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

18. I believe that was Wildhorses

Glad to inspire...

:hi:

RL

[RetroLounge]

23. Kick

:kick:

RL

[yvr girl]

24. That's beautiful

I love the imagery.

[SeattleGirl]

25. Holy smoke!

That is one sexy piece of writing. :blush:

Thanks RL. :hug:

[RetroLounge]

26. Yes it is!

I wish I could write that well...

RL