The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Thu 3/16/06)

[RetroLounge]

Happiness

A man and a woman lie on a white bed.
It is morning. I think
Soon they will waken.
On the bedside table is a vase
of lilies; sunlight
pools in their throats.
I watch him turn to her
as though to speak her name
but silently, deep in her mouth--
At the window ledge,
once, twice,
a bird calls.
And then she stirs; her body
fills with his breath.

I open my eyes; you are watching me.
Almost over this room
the sun is gliding.
Look at your face, you say,
holding your own close to me
to make a mirror.
How calm you are. And the burning wheel
passes gently over us.

Louise Gluck

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RL

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[RevCheesehead]

1. It's really nice to see you posting happy stuff again.

I'll take that as a good sign. :hug:

[RetroLounge]

3. I had 8 hours of sleep!

It's a frickin' miracle! and I feel good! Huh!

of course double doses of Zoloft help too...

:rofl:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

5. Sleep - I remember that.

Actually, it's getting better. I'll do even better when I get back to my own bed. (*%&@%* hideabed sofas!)

Are you working today, or did you get a snow day?

[RetroLounge]

6. Took the rest of the week off

The movers are here now moving the LARGE objects out of the house.

Tomorrow the new appliances come to the old house.

Lots to do.

But by tonight my JukeBox will be in the livingroom and playing some original Elvis 45's! Yay!

:hi:

RL

[In_The_Wind]

2. Just beautiful!

Thank you. :loveya:

[RetroLounge]

4. as are you...

:hug:

RL

[In_The_Wind]

14. Thank you, RL.

[LaraMN]

7. Um... I want to wake up like that!

I got the bleating alarm clock, and fifteen minutes to throw on my clothes and my face, to meet my friend for our morning run, today. :P Not quite on the same level...

[RetroLounge]

8. How do you like running in all that snow?

:shrug:

RL

[LaraMN]

9. I don't, silly!

I run in the street! :rofl: Though trudging through snow can be a good workout in itself... I prefer to use the snow for these:


:bounce: :rofl:

[RetroLounge]

10. Are you making snow angels?

or collapsing after running?

RL

[LaraMN]

11. In that picture I was making snow angels. It was one of a series,

waaay back when the snow was new, and the temps were still relatively forgiving. I'd much rather lay on my back in the grass, now. Or better yet, in a heap of petals, a'la:

[RetroLounge]

12. petals sounds better

and warmer..

RL

[LaraMN]

13. Warmer...

not if one follows the method depicted in the film...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Ah, my dear RetroLounge!

How gently erotic this one is........

I kept waiting for it to get more explicit, but it didn't.....

And that's OK.....

It is so beautiful!

Thank you.......

:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

16. gently erotic...

good description...

:hi:

RL

[yvr girl]

17. I have a white bed

Might have to try this out.

[RetroLounge]

18. Take pics...

:D

RL

[yvr girl]

21. Just so you know

I wasn't going to do it alone.

You still want pics?

[RetroLounge]

22. of course...

I'm not that way, I'm open to anything...

RL

[yvr girl]

24. I'll have to ask

But he doesn't seem shy.

[RetroLounge]

25. Neither do you...

:hug:

RL

[SeattleGirl]

19. Absolutely beautiful, RL

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

23. Glad you like it...

:hi:

RL

[yvr girl]

20. delete

replied in the wrong place.

[aaronbees]

26. That's hot...

and yet so restrained -- that's why she's the master. Gluck's love poems have such great tension, which makes thems all the sweeter for it. RL, you've posted both her and Sharon Olds lately ... great reads! :)