The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poem Thread, 8/4/07

[BlueIris]

"Moontan"

The bluish, pale
face of the house
rises above me
like a wall of ice

and the distant
solitary
barking of an owl
floats toward me.

I half close my eyes.

Over the damp
dark of the garden,
flowers swing
back and forth
like small balloons.

The solemn trees,
each buried
in a cloud of leaves,
seem lost in sleep.

It is late.
I lie in the grass,
smoking,
feeling at ease,
pretending the end
will be like this.

Moonlight
falls on my flesh.
A breeze
circles my wrist.

I drift.
I shiver.
I know that soon
the day will come
to wash away the moon's
white stain,

that I shall walk
in the morning sun
invisible
as anyone.

—Mark Strand

[Inchworm]

1. Wonderful!

:thumbsup:

Thank you BlueIris!

:hi:

[BlueIris]

2. That's what I say.

I found this in tenth grade and it's stayed with me ever since.

[BlueIris]

3. Kick.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Thanks for kicking this up, BI. I missed it earlier.

Very nice piece!

[BlueIris]

6. Well, I'm posting a little later than I like.

Damn migraines.

[SeattleGirl]

10. Oh, I'm sorry.

Haven't had one in years, but I went through a period of time when I was getting them almost weekly.

They totally suck.

[BlueIris]

11. Well, I have

meds, but I also have a messed up sleep schedule which seems to be contributing to them. Before this, I only got them once in a blue moon and after tonight, I hope I will return to that place.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear BlueIris!

Ooooh, how nice!

This is truly wonderful....so evocative...

Great imagery...

I like it!

It reminds me of mine, except that this is so much better than anything I've done yet...

Thank you, sweetie...:hug:

[BlueIris]

7. I see a lot of my style reflected in this piece, too.

I've written a couple "homages" to this Strand poem.

[RetroLounge]

8. Very Nice!

I really love Mark Strand.

:hi:

RL

[Wapsie B]

9. Very nice.

I like that.

:thumbsup:

[BlueIris]

12. Kick.

[Droopy]

13. Do you take requests?

[BlueIris]

16. Yes, feel free to PM me. nt

[Wetzelbill]

14. good stuff

very economical.

[I Have A Dream]

15. Thanks, BI! (I hope that you're feeling better this morning.) n/t

[BlueIris]

17. Yep, thank goodness.