The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Mon 6/25/2007)

[RetroLounge]

Survival Skills

Here is the virtue
in not looking up:
you will be the one
who finds the overhang
out of the sun
and something for a cup.
You will rethink meat;
you will know you have
to eat, and you will eat.
Despair and hope
you keep remote. You will not
think much abut the boat
that sank or other boats.
When you can, you sleep.
You can go on nearly forever.
If you ever are delivered
you are not delivered.
You know now, you were
always a survivor.

Kay Ryan

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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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good morning, my dear Retro!

How rare it is for me to be awake when you first post these wonderful poems!

I am glad to be, for your sake, sweetie...

This is wonderful....

For you are a survivor!

This is a wonderful poem......

Thank you...:hug:


And if you have a minute, have a look at mine, OK? I understand if you don't, though...

[BlueIris]

2. Oh, my God, Retro used one of "my" poems.

Thanks, Retro!!! I will now bask in the limelight for the rest of the day.

[RetroLounge]

3. It is a nice poem and a nice suggestion you made.

Thanks!

:hug:

RL