The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Tue 7/22/2008)

[RetroLounge]

Blue Like That

She was a darling with her roses, though what I
like is lavender for I can dry it and
nothing is blue like that, so here I am,
in my arms a bouquet of tragic lavender,
the whole history of Southern France against my
chest, the fields stretching out, the armies
killing each other, horses falling, Frenchmen
dying by the thousands, though none for love.

Gerald Stern

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:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

1. ...

She was a darling with her roses, though what I
like is lavender for I can dry it and
nothing is blue like that, so here I am,
in my arms a bouquet of tragic lavender,
the whole history of Southern France against my
chest, the fields stretching out, the armies
killing each other, horses falling, Frenchmen
dying by the thousands, though none for love.



what else could i do?
:shrug:

[RetroLounge]

6. Hee

exacty that!

:hug:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Retro!

Oh, how lovely!

The progression here is just breathtaking...

I just adore the imagery!

Thank you, sweetie...


:hi:

[RetroLounge]

7. Check out Gerald Stern.

I think you'd like him...

:hi:

RL

[kat_kringle]

3. brings brian ferry to mind

and also, ' flanders field'



:cry:


**EDIT FOR DAMN LAZINESS**
**2ND EDIT FOR WRONG TITLE** oops! sorry for the caps!

[RetroLounge]

8. Oh! Are you a brian ferry fan?

:loveya:

RL

[kat_kringle]

11. of course!

and brian eno , and brian weaver (From the cubby creatures, check them out , theyre from SFran), and of course, roxy music.


also, what is the deal with people that are named brian being so damn cool?

your name isn't brian, is it?

::toast: :bounce: :silly: :hi: :loveya:

[RetroLounge]

12. No, my name is not brian

But you can call me brian if you wish...

:9

RL

[zingaro]

4. ooh

Lavender as a transcendent keystone. I like it. Very Lady of Shallott to me, for some reason.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

9. "nothing is blue like that"

:hi:

RL

[blueraven95]

5. beautiful!

I like the imagery of war-torn France in the midst of beauty. It has interesting connotations.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

10. Hello!

Thanks for dropping in!

:hi:

RL