The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Fri 4/28/06)

[RetroLounge]

Topography

After we flew across the country we
got into bed, laid our bodies
delicately together, like maps laid
face to face, East to West, my
San Francisco against your New York, your
Fire Island against my Sonoma, my
New Orleans deep in your Texas, your Idaho
bright on my Great Lakes, my Kansas
burning against your Kansas your Kansas
burning against my Kansas, your Eastern
Standard Time pressing into my
Pacific Time, my Mountain Time
beating against your Central Time, your
sun rising swiftly from the right my
sun rising swiftly from the left your
moon rising slowly from the left my
moon rising slowly from the right until
all four bodies of the sky
burn above us, sealing us together,
all our cities twin cities,
all our states united, one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Sharon Olds

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Sharon Olds is an American poet, born in San Francisco, and author of seven volumes of poetry. Her latest work, The Wellspring (1996), shares with her previous work the use of raw language and startling images to convey truths about domestic and political violence, sexuality, family relationships and the body. The reviewer for the New York Times hailed Olds's poetry for its vision: "Like Whitman, Ms. Olds sings the body in celebration of a power stronger than political oppression."


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RL

If you have a request for a certain Poet, post their name in the thread and I will find a poem by them and post it...

if you want to see some of my poetry, see the blog at:
http://www.myspace.com/retropaul

Edited due to the time warp in mynew place... :D:D:D:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear RetroLounge........

I believe you're ahead of yourself......the day coming, or just starting for you.....

is Friday!

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Holy Fuck Bomb, Peggy!

Am sure it's living in the new place that is making time warp for our dear RetroLounge :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear RetroLounge........

This is a wonderful poem! I love all the images it contains.....

So graphic, and so unique.....

Thank you!

Glad you saw my post within the golden hour......


:loveya: :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

4. Wow! That is a fabulous piece!

:loveya:

[wildhorses]

5. is that what is known as

wide fucking open
sea to shining to sea?


:hi:

[aaronbees]

6. She is brilliant

Have you checked out her books yet, RL?

:loveya: for Sharon Olds

[Callalily]

7. What a great choice RL!

Just a perfect fit! Just a perfect match! How wonderful!

[lizziegrace]

8. Terrific choice RL

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

9. Oh, yeah?

"Oostburg." :P

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RetroLounge]

11. ...

:loveya:

RL

[RetroLounge]

10. Thanks go out to Miss American Pie

for PM'ing me this poem. The great selection was hers...

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

RL

[miss_american_pie]

12. I think we should thank Sharon Olds

I just read 'em. :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[RetroLounge]

13. ...

and I just post them :D

:hi:

RL