Easter, 2006
Submitted by lbangs on Sun, 04/16/2006 - 05:33
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- Do not drift, my dear.
- Years await for released rainbow ends,
- For sighs and sleeping,
- For unfolding the fist flat.
- Do not doze now.
- Float not among the crowd
- Drifting downstream.
- If your eyes must close,
- Gather shards of yourself,
- Shove them to with smoke and sparks,
- And paste a blazing collage,
- And project dreams on screens too big for life.
- Make your mantra
- Intensity
- And wrap life tight about the coil,
- Snap the slack into stretched tautness,
- Fan flares and inflame the wet fuel,
- Give blood and sweat when comfort tempts,
- Come in glory,
- Come as glory,
- Come.
- Your age increases
- And ceases.
- Rest will rape you one day,
- But not now.
- Breath still blesses,
- Thoughts still crouch at blocks
- Awaiting the gun,
- Blood still shoots through in blurs about your body.
- Live while you are able,
- Drift not now, my dear,
- Do not drift.
- - 4/16/06
I think you know I'm a fan of your poetry anyway, so I'm very happy to see another beautiful piece here. I find the lines "Come in glory/Come as glory/Come" and "Rest will rape you one day/But not now" the strongest lines in the poem; beautiful and emotional.
This is one of your best yet.
I wish we studied your poetry in English Lit..
Thank you very much. I also think this one of my best poems from the past few months, and us poets gush and blush when anybody appreciates our babies.
You're very kind, and I greatly appreciate it!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs