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Sun Apr-13-08 09:18 AM
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| The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sun 4/13/2008) |
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Out Of Hiding
Someone said my name in the garden,
while I grew smaller
in the spreading shadow of the peonies,
grew larger by my absence to another,
grew older among the ants, ancient
under the opening heads of the flowers,
new to myself, and stranger.
When I heard my name again, it sounded far,
like the name of the child next door,
or a favorite cousin visiting for the summer,
while the quiet seemed my true name,
a near and inaudible singing
born of hidden ground.
Quiet to quiet, I called back.
And the birds declared my whereabouts all morning.
Li-Young Lee
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:hi:
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:27 AM
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Someone said my name in the garden,
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:28 AM
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| 2. About time you posted your poetry thread... |
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:35 AM
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| 3. Well, if you made me coffee earlier... |
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:37 AM
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| 4. You're a self-sufficient man |
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you should have made *me* coffee this morning.
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:45 AM
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| 5. Well, if you hadn't kept me up so late... |
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:48 AM
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| 7. no one forced you to stay up so long |
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:49 AM
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| 8. Well, you wouldn't untie me... |
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:50 AM
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| 9. Wasn't finished yet... |
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:59 AM
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Sun Apr-13-08 10:02 AM
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Sun Apr-13-08 09:46 AM
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Edited on Sun Apr-13-08 09:48 AM by lizziegrace
I posted this in the wrong place..
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Sun Apr-13-08 11:45 AM
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Well, this is dedication!
Taking the time to post your poetry thread when you have such a lovely distraction right by your side... :9
Hope you two are having the best time!
And of course, I love this poem...
A new way to see the self...
Thank you!
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Sun Apr-13-08 01:32 PM
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Sun Apr-13-08 04:53 PM
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| 14. Lovely. Good for Sunday. nt |
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Sun Apr-13-08 11:15 PM
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| 16. Well, while you two kids are playing, mind if I make a serious comment about today's poet? |
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Seriously: if you ever get a chance to go to a reading of his, make sure you bring
a blanket and a pillow.
He reads v - e - r - y
s - l - o - w - l - y !
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Sun Apr-13-08 11:16 PM
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| 17. Don't think I could stand that... |
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