695: To his lost lover

Dec 11, 2009 22:22

"To his lost lover ( Read more... )

simon armitage

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amber_lily December 12 2009, 03:35:36 UTC
=(

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:c babbss December 12 2009, 04:32:36 UTC
The last two lines.

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shadowings December 12 2009, 05:03:55 UTC
This is an exception to my like for long poems. Something about it just sets me off badly. As soon as I read this:
or picked for himself the pear of her heart,
or lifted her hand to where his own heart

was a small, dark, terrified bird
in her grip. Where it hurt

it was like a switch for me.

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howeverbrief December 12 2009, 06:01:09 UTC
Wow, this made my heart hurt a little.

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ti December 12 2009, 14:39:01 UTC
i really like this, in a heartbreaking way.

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