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[janetlin]

Eeeeep, two weeks until Morgan and I fly back to New Zealand. I've missed it (and, well, Alan too), and I think sleep-wise I've been on New Zealand time all along. I can't seem to get to bed before 2 am

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[aliette_rowan]

My current favourites are all by ee cummings

Re: as promised GOBS and GOBS of love poems!!!

[janetlin]

Ooooooh, I like that second one!

[mermaidrain]

Yeah! Something I can do! Poetry is SO my thing AND so, of course, is love poetry. *cracks knuckles* Okay, first look at this filter here

[janetlin]

Wonderful!

Yep, 116 is one we thought of, too. It seemed too obvious at first but then we noticed, "hey, our wedding is on January 16th. Sonnet 116..." Maybe it's a sign from God. ;)

[mermaidrain]

Heh. Indeed. And brilliant use of iconage. Though not sure how I feel being compared to him. LOL! ;)

But hey, I aim to serve. I will totally get you more poems once I get through this next week of awful finals, etc. I've got TONS of sources. ;)

[mermaidrain]

So apparently I haven't shared my fav Pablo Neruda poem for Valentine's day since I got an LJ:

"Love Sonnet #17"

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

And my 2nd favorite Neruda poem:"Love Sonnet #81

[mermaidrain]

"To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet

[janetlin]

Ha, yay!! "To My Dear and Loving Husband" is one of the readings we're going to have during the ceremony. Glad to see you like it too!

[mermaidrain]

Of course! What's not to like about one of the earliest American female poets? ;)

[mermaidrain]

"Summer Night