Tuesday, March 2, 2010

I'm Already Taken

Here’s a poem about commitment. I wonder how many other things it is about.

I'm Already Taken

The wind and earth fought
over me but I belong
to the pale moonlight,
to starry rivers,
to the morning shine of sun,
to your warm rose heart.

April 15, 2009 12:58 PM

12 comments:

  1. A commitment to so many but the warm rose heart might know she/he rules.

    :)

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  2. Nice poem... I can appreciate the sentiment... I wonder just how many mistresses a poet can have...


    jp

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  3. I like "warm rose heart". Those who love me have rose colored glasses, rose hearts, and rose ears I think. I'm kindof a handful. Undeserving mostly.

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  4. Vinisha, you may be right :)

    Thank you, Lucy.

    We aim for a warm blog...Jon, as a practical matter about one and a half for me. More than that gets way too complicated. A half?? Heh. I am not going to explain. As a poetic posture, 472 at last count.

    W&W, I will not stand in the way of your vision of yourself. I wonder though if I checked with others if they would see you as you do.

    Ghost, my friend, I have had many Catholics in my life at critical moments and long term too, since I married one. A Catholic Nun gave me my first grown up job. Catholics awarded me my college degree. My very first girlfriend was Catholic. I am decidedly not Catholic and never have been. I have wondered about the Catholics in my life but never came to any conclusions.

    I like Holy Mary very much, however. I will say if I were to choose a Christian cloak, then I would accept it from Christian monks devoted to Mary. I think these are only found in Catholic circles.

    The Mother of God is one of my Mistresses. 473. I didn't think of her.

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  5. Your poem stirrs much in me, thinking back on being taken and yet allowing rivers to pluck me from the earth. Much to consider there. And then I kinda laugh at Annie up there as I know her kinda difficult, as I am too. Hey Annie, you might be a little difficult but your beautiful is worth hanging in there for. I'm sure they know this.

    xo
    erin

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  6. All you difficult women need to support each other :)

    My overall sense of you guys is that you are too tender concerning stuff that we "sensitive" types easily overlook when beauty happens to shine our way. Unless you mean nagging. :)

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  7. :D Michelle, not you. I know you would never nag.

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  8. Your warm rose heart

    There was a place, once,
    where you whispered close, dark things,
    mysteries and embroidered words;
    and there was a place, once,
    where I dreamed I knew
    the answers. Now it’s as if
    you speak a half-forgotten tongue,
    encrypted by ill-use
    its poetic rhythm dancing
    Mediterranean songs across my ear,
    their meaning irrevocably lost.

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  9. Lost Clarity

    At that time, under
    that younger yellow sun's light,
    in that noon moon's rise,
    in the first quarter,
    I thought you heard me clearly,
    would have sworn it so.

    The way you are now,
    I know you have changed. Your heart
    beats another beat,
    and my tongue twists up
    as I try to say simple
    things I need to say.

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The chicken crossed the road. That's poultry in motion.


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