Wednesday
May032006
poetry thursday
sometimes i watch you as you read the paper
you do not notice
i sit, cross-legged on the couch
a smile to my lips
as out of the corner of my eye i see
your bent elbows leaning
you do not notice
i sit, cross-legged on the couch
a smile to my lips
as out of the corner of my eye i see
your bent elbows leaning
on the arms of the old green chair
that used to be my father's
i keep my head still
so that i don't distract you
or cause you to sense my glance
i wish i could climb up into your brain
and see the wheels turn
and synapses connect
sometimes i watch you as you read the paper
wanting to take a peek
and know what you know
that used to be my father's
i keep my head still
so that i don't distract you
or cause you to sense my glance
i wish i could climb up into your brain
and see the wheels turn
and synapses connect
sometimes i watch you as you read the paper
wanting to take a peek
and know what you know
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Poetry Thursday was a weekly poetry project that I created and then co-ran with another blogger back in 2006-2007. The site is no longer online.
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Reader Comments (20)
Wonderful poem! I love the new Poetry Thursday site....i'll be sending over an e-mail shortly to be listed as a participant!
Liz, what a touching poem - so gentle and intimate - wonderful! you inspire me to start writing my own poems again....
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I'm guessing that this is about your husband? It is lovely, just bursting with quiet admiration, respect, and love! Such a tender piece of writing--I'm so grateful that you shared it!
Lovely, wonderful word picture, Liz...so warm and quiet and intimate.
u. r. a POET!! i love the details of this poem. your smile, the bent elbows on the arms of the old green chair that used to be your fathers, climbing into his brain...this poem speaks of much more than just that moment. this poem makes me love poetry. :)
LOVE it! It's "just my style" - thanks for sharing!
Good job, Liz! I adore the last three lines.
i love this. it's good.
perfect liz! thank you for sharing one of your own creations! it is a blessing!
Liz, you are so brave to share your own work! After our chat here about Poetry Thursday, you inspired me to do the same.
This is a lovely poem and creates such a wonderful image. I picture a warm Sunday morning in a suunny room...
you are such a talented writer - you capture moments so well! And as for your new site - WOW!! I'm loving playing there!!
you~poet~you.
i relate to you watching your husband while he reads. i'll share a secret...i do the same.
beautiful words.
:) good job on the new site and on the poem you shared. loving moments.
love it liz. your words have life and meaning. keep writing.
I've posted
hi Liz
your poem really touched me. so loving. so sweet. so brave. so playful. i really enjoy reading peoples own work. it affords me a window seat to the author, it paints a little bit of their personality... their dreams... in words. thank you for sharing =)
loved your poem. It captured the deepest kind of intimacy.
And thanks for poetry Thursday. What a great idea.
that poem was wonderful...
loved the intimacy of it,
the quietness,
the peeking...
:)
Hi Liz,
love your poem; I am a poet as well and have a poetry blog. I tried emailing you at poetrythursday@gmail.com and kept getting an error message.
would you please add me to your list of participants for Poetry Thursday? I will be joining Poetry Thursday and adding a poem each week. I would also like your Poetry Thursday button for my blog as well. Can you send me the code?
thank you.
sage
I'm late, but mine's up http://gabrielle.blogsome.com/2006/05/04/poetry-thursday-2/" REL="nofollow">here :)