- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Why Children Sing
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O you, who have never been so young
let me tell you how it is
where a bad day never comes.
Where a bad day never comes
the long-legged bird wades,
cherishing his curved, soft neck
above the flooded lake.
Under him nothing evil swirls
Nothing evil swirls about his legs
and the sickle moon, she rises nearly
and the sun she always rises;
Dry husks fall away from buds, like now
the pale flesh of the leaf unfolds.
And the pale flesh of the leaf unfolds
a man and a woman who float
on the odor of pine past twilight,
darkness blossoming always
as I heard it one morning, all night
in the round hum of my mother’s arms
O anyone, who has never been so young.
- COMMENTS
Wanton Vixxxenabout 19 years agothis one before, as I'm such a sap for anything written with children in mind, but so happy to have discovered it now. You achieved conveying the wonderment of innocence in the eyes of the young through the "eyes" of your words and especially in the line,"in the round hum of my mother's arms". That phrase lifted Me to heaven today! From a Mommy and Grammy...thank you!
Vixxx
Liarabout 19 years agoIt takes focus to read this one, but when I was there, it really lulled me into it's soothing pace. Very nice.
My Erotic Tailabout 19 years agoYour poem was mentioned on the thread
"New Poems Reviews" for saturday
Thanks for the journey ...(~_~) Art~
Maria2394about 19 years agowhat is the form? (I am ignorant of these things,) but I know that your poem settled me into a very contented mood with your gentle imagery and soft rhythm. An excellent write!! hope to see more from you
