Poetry Fix
ENTRY April 28
Because hate is legislated . . . written into
the primer and testament,
shot into our blood and brain like vaccine or vitamins
Because our day of time, of hours --- and the clock-hand turns,
closes the circle upon us; and black timeless nitght
sucks us in like quicksand, receives us totally ---
without a raincheck or a parachute, a key to heaven or the last long look
I need love more than ever now . . . I need your love,
I need love more than hope or money, wisdom or a drink
Because slow negative death withers the world and only yes
can turn the tide
Because love has your face and body . . . and your hands are tender
and your mouth is sweet ---- and God has made no other eyes like yours.
from This is My Beloved by Walter Benton
These lines just kill me:
- or the last long look
- and only yes can turn the tide
My guests are late so I thought I'd throw this out into the world. I love this author. I think he's had a big influence on my writing. He only wrote two books of poetry. One I haven't been able to get into (took place during WWII) and the other is more of a journal and it ends on a rather depressing note. But his adoration of the woman who is the subject is unrelenting and beautiful.
For someone as happy go lucky and optimistic as I am, I seem to gravitate towards the melancholy. The universe's great balancing act perhaps. But, I love the first half of this guy's book.
On another note, I've been trying to post over at ff.net and - erg - I can't get my file to upload! I'm thinking of throwing in the towel. So that means I post at CG, GE, and aff.net. Am I missing any important ones?