Poem of the Day
I'm currently reading Beyond This Dark House by Guy Gavriel Kay (among several other books), so every once in a while I'm going to post a poem from it that I found particularly powerful.
Today it's "Ransacked," which may be found on page 14.
There are no shadows
in the dream. The sun
is very bright. The wind
exceeds expectation.
Ransacked, we watch
everything blow away
and everything, blowing away,
watches us recede.
Soon, without appearing to move,
we are far from each other,
and I seem to have arrived
where no one needs my love.
The wind is done. Shadows
slide into place, bringing stars.
And then, in the dream, she comes,
her hands spilling moonlight,
to accept the sacrifice
with the naming of her name.
Today it's "Ransacked," which may be found on page 14.
There are no shadows
in the dream. The sun
is very bright. The wind
exceeds expectation.
Ransacked, we watch
everything blow away
and everything, blowing away,
watches us recede.
Soon, without appearing to move,
we are far from each other,
and I seem to have arrived
where no one needs my love.
The wind is done. Shadows
slide into place, bringing stars.
And then, in the dream, she comes,
her hands spilling moonlight,
to accept the sacrifice
with the naming of her name.