a poet deliberates on her lover's cliche

heaven will not
move through determination

nor earth shift
upon your insistence

beautiful man,
     if only i could wrap sure fingers
     around your offerings

        wear them like
        an amulet against the smooth
        skin of my wrist and
        gather myself more fully to your vision

but i am a poet
and see with different eyes

 i've suspended time
 beneath a birch
 to better memorize
 the frenetic voice of an eagle

 delved deeply in the textured scream of his dive-
       delivered myself
       like a trout
       to his talons

i've held static wind
in my grasp
just to absorb
it's insistent thrum

i've strangled the life
         from a perfect moment
         so i could later
         unclench and recount it on paper

a different sort,
we poets
rarely recant careful observation
 or detach ourselves willingly from a grand scheme

try as i may
i can not see
the bend of promise in your words-

or recognize an inexplicable
                  longing in myself

Reviews

[K Scott Smith]

I loved this and the flow was superb.

[Susan Beth Horvath]

this is absolutely beautiful. It melts my heart.

[Lauriegirl]

You have such a natural and beautiful way with words. keep writing

[Eagle Cruagh]

Is the lover just a cliche ?
Will he never bend (change)
to create new, exciting love
or will this static conversation
always just mimic the truth.
----- John

[Kenneth The Poet]

Proof that the best artist are never objective, because we are objective in another. We object to anything we dislike or we see as wrong. And you put the cliche in its place. Nice work.

[JRB]

nice write

[Stormii]

- This is very nice. I enjoyed it very much... great read.. keep up ur good work.

[Leslie Philibert]

This is a very good poem,like the light sarcastic touch mixed with serious thought about poetry.....rarely recant careful observation.... is a brillant line I wished I had written myself.Great.

[tk]

what a striking and noble poem! i am captivated by your words.. :) it's just so stunning, the imagery is perfect. flawless.. :) thanks for sharing! ^_^

[paparapapa]

Beautiful. I'm at a loss for words. I loved how you described how different a poet thinks. Will be adding this to my favorites. :)