Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Last Night

I had put away the cat's teeth,
and the blood of what I had to be, and do,

because, darling, I am after all
just caught up, mid-step,
as you are,
in the way of things, and in the set of the stars in their indifferent sky.

Still, there is only one Moon,
and only one for whom I wait softly like this,
unguarded,
all girl and garland, asleep in the ribbon grass.

Soon, the cat will come back,
and with her, the harsh edge of all I must do--

but last night, why was the air so chill,
the Moon so dark?
and where, sweetheart, where
were you?
________

14 comments:

  1. These are some of the most beautiful lines of poetry I've ever read:
    "there is ... only one for whom I wait softly like this,
    unguarded,
    all girl and garland, asleep in the ribbon grass"

    Gorgeous! You gave me chills. :)

    And OH, that opening!
    "I had put away the cat's teeth,
    and the blood of what I had to be, and do"

    You are so good. Consistently good. That's really something. To deliver like this every single time.

    I love this part too:
    "Soon, the cat will come back,
    and with her, the harsh edge of all I must do"

    The best compliment I can give is that I read it four or five times.

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  2. The eternal question, where are you, where were you, and why are you not here? asked with such soft wistfulness and hard strength that no self-pity intrudes. The speaker knows things are as they are, yet dreams them very differently. I hope the cat returns to purr instead of bite.

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  3. 'Blood of what I had to do...be"
    Am Your biggest fan!
    Aloha

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  4. You always seem to be waiting for a Lover.
    Find one that can read, and wants to be romanced!
    Someone that deserves to be loved by YOU.
    (I hope that you didn't fall asleep in the ribbon grass...)

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  5. Me, too - one of the most beautiful poems ever! Haunting, kiddo.

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  6. Somebody's in trouble...

    Someone forgot someone...

    Someone shouldn't have missed their date with this "girl and garland, asleep in the ribbon grass."

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  7. This has the most delicate lilt and sway. I love the line breaks. Just beautiful.

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  8. There is a longing in this, rich and deep, delicate and yet ravenous. Beautiful write.

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  9. Shay, this sings in my heart...
    xoxoxo

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  10. Just beautiful! I love, love, love the third stanza!

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  11. "just caught up, mid-step"

    That is awesome. Catching somebody between personas like that. You can put away the teeth, but always keep the claws handy. At least that's my rule ;-)

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  12. Really beautiful...reminds me of something someone said to me a very long time ago, we can be anywhere in the world but still see the same moon.

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