(Originally Written October 7, 2009 in the Journal)
For Sale A poem by Robert Lowell
I like this line:
"Read, afraid
of living alone till eighty
mother mooned in a window,
as if she had stayed on a train,
one stop past her destination"
The Bagel A poem by David Ignatow
This was funny, truly absurd and funny. I wonder if there was even a deeper meaning.
Roses and Revolutions A poem by Dudley Randall
The first line is excellent - "Musing on roses and revolutions"
With my crowbar key A poem by William Stafford
"Making my home in Vertigo
I pray with screams
And think with my hair
Prehensile in the dark with fear"
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Three Untitled Poems
(Originally Written October 6, 2009)
(Originally written October 6, 2009 in the Journal)
1.
While some may lose themselves on land and other's may recklessly sail again,
Myself I shove off from shore to retest the tepid waters to see what fate has in store.
Those eyes are such a blue I find myself longing for nothing save only for you.
My darling, my sweet, my sole and cherished heart.
Twas love that chose you from before,
long before I even knew to start.
2.
While some may yet lost in another's eyes
A feat easily accomplished in such a blue,
My eyes rather than losing -
Methinks the thing has become a pleasure
Such is the cross of change
3
Yes, a night again lost
Fully in another's eyes
A feat easily achieved
When I gaze in such a blue
Such fates that destiny has in store
The downcast has become elated
Timidly retesting the seas after a wreck upon ashore
(Originally written October 6, 2009 in the Journal)
1.
While some may lose themselves on land and other's may recklessly sail again,
Myself I shove off from shore to retest the tepid waters to see what fate has in store.
Those eyes are such a blue I find myself longing for nothing save only for you.
My darling, my sweet, my sole and cherished heart.
Twas love that chose you from before,
long before I even knew to start.
2.
While some may yet lost in another's eyes
A feat easily accomplished in such a blue,
My eyes rather than losing -
Methinks the thing has become a pleasure
Such is the cross of change
3
Yes, a night again lost
Fully in another's eyes
A feat easily achieved
When I gaze in such a blue
Such fates that destiny has in store
The downcast has become elated
Timidly retesting the seas after a wreck upon ashore
Monday, October 5, 2009
Notes on The Nibelungelied
(Originally Written October 5, 2009 in the Journal)
Notes on The Nibelungelied
Here we go again, smooth classic literature to Medieval folklore. I hope it is not as rough a transition from Aeneid to the Mabinogion.
The Nibelungenlied is an ancient German tale. Maybe I'll read Faust next to stay German...
I think I may be finding the most enjoyment in epic poetry
"If you are ever to know heartfelt happiness it can only come from a man's love. If God should assign to you a truly worthy knight you will grow to be a beautiful woman"
The Nibelungenlied was interesting. I enjoyed Siegrfried's character immensely but I wasn't a big fan of Hagen and the Fiddler. The plot was interesting, but slow at times. The ending was a bit unsatisfying. The fight between Dietrich and Gunther and Hagen was good, but Krienhild being chopped apart by Hildebrand I didn't like. I felt Brunhild was more to blame and she really didn't get much in the end.
Notes on The Nibelungelied
Here we go again, smooth classic literature to Medieval folklore. I hope it is not as rough a transition from Aeneid to the Mabinogion.
The Nibelungenlied is an ancient German tale. Maybe I'll read Faust next to stay German...
I think I may be finding the most enjoyment in epic poetry
"If you are ever to know heartfelt happiness it can only come from a man's love. If God should assign to you a truly worthy knight you will grow to be a beautiful woman"
The Nibelungenlied was interesting. I enjoyed Siegrfried's character immensely but I wasn't a big fan of Hagen and the Fiddler. The plot was interesting, but slow at times. The ending was a bit unsatisfying. The fight between Dietrich and Gunther and Hagen was good, but Krienhild being chopped apart by Hildebrand I didn't like. I felt Brunhild was more to blame and she really didn't get much in the end.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Notes on The Art of Love & The Cures For Love
(Originally Written October 4, 2009 in The Journal)
I enjoyed The Amores immensely more than The Art of Love
The Cures for Love
"Yet to recover health demands much suffering"
212-245, sound familiar?
"Every old love's eclipsed by a new"
"Yet to hate the girl you once loved is a crime, an end befitting none but a savage: indifference will suffice"
I enjoyed The Erotic Poems by Ovid, though after all of it the conceit of Ovid became a bit wearing. But, The Amores were far better than The Art of Love or the Cures for Love
I enjoyed The Amores immensely more than The Art of Love
The Cures for Love
"Yet to recover health demands much suffering"
212-245, sound familiar?
"Every old love's eclipsed by a new"
"Yet to hate the girl you once loved is a crime, an end befitting none but a savage: indifference will suffice"
I enjoyed The Erotic Poems by Ovid, though after all of it the conceit of Ovid became a bit wearing. But, The Amores were far better than The Art of Love or the Cures for Love
Saturday, October 3, 2009
From Sosua
(Originally Written October 3, 2009 in the Journal)
I sit and admire the beauty of youth. A soft breeze blows from behind me while the waves gently caress the sand with a lover's touch. There are four girls, not yet women, dancing among the waves. Green and white fishing boats litter the horizon.
Excuse me a moment - cuba libre.
Behind me is the ancient of France, here for the last time I suppose. The stench of smoke and age and sea and bloated self pride permeates the air. But in front, four girls blossoming into women dance amongst the waves. So I sit here and admire the beauty of youth.
How is it at twenty-five I feel closer to these ancients behind? Am I not in my youth as well? I have an aging soul made older still by two years of utter torment. But I like the boats, something refreshing seems to be on the horizon. Will I ever reach that horizon, I don't know. But for now, I enjoy looking at it.
I sit and admire the beauty of youth. A soft breeze blows from behind me while the waves gently caress the sand with a lover's touch. There are four girls, not yet women, dancing among the waves. Green and white fishing boats litter the horizon.
Excuse me a moment - cuba libre.
Behind me is the ancient of France, here for the last time I suppose. The stench of smoke and age and sea and bloated self pride permeates the air. But in front, four girls blossoming into women dance amongst the waves. So I sit here and admire the beauty of youth.
How is it at twenty-five I feel closer to these ancients behind? Am I not in my youth as well? I have an aging soul made older still by two years of utter torment. But I like the boats, something refreshing seems to be on the horizon. Will I ever reach that horizon, I don't know. But for now, I enjoy looking at it.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Notes on The Erotic Poems
(Originally Written October 2, 2009 in the Journal)
Notes on The Erotic Poems by Ovid
"He's so human he tears you apart"
The Amores: Book I
I. "His shafts - worse luck for me - never miss their target. I'm on fire now, love owns the free hold of my heart" (Ovid, 86)
II. "Heart skewered/by shafts of desire, the raging" (Ovid, 87)
"Play stubborn, you get a far more thorough going-over than those who admit they're hooked [on love]" (Ovid, 88)
III. "Fair's fair now, Venus. This girl's got me hooked. All I'm asking from her is love or at least some future hope for my own. Eternal devotion, no even that's too much - Hell, just let me love her" (Ovid, 88)
"Unswerving fidelity's my strong suit" (Ovid, 88)
VIII.
"Ah, that got a blush! Pale face needs color, but nature's method is so unpredictable, safer to stick to art" (Ovid, 98).
The Amores: Book II
II. "All we need is your consent to some quiet love-making. It's hard to imagine a more harmless request" (Ovid, 114).
IV. Compare this poem to Baudelaire or even the Marquis de Sade for unrivaled hedonism.
It is hysterical though - "My sex-life runs the entire mythological gamut" (Ovid, 116).
VI. Write a short story based on this.
VII. "How I wish I'd some genuine infidelity on my conscience - the guilty find punishment easier to take" (Ovid, 120).
IXb. "Girls are such exquisite hell when desire's slaked, when I'm sick of the whole business, some kink in my wretched nature drives me back.
XVII. I really like this poem.
"I shan't be an accusation you're glad to get rid of; our love won't ever require disowning".
XIX. This is savagely humorous
The Amores: Book III
I. "My subconscious is hatching a masterpiece" (Ovid, 139)
II.
"To sit at your side and talk with you is what I'm after - I want you to know the havoc you've wrought in my heart."
Poem II is my concept of dating in lines 2-8
"Help this new venture, Venus: soften my prospective mistress till she loves me or anyway till she let's me love her!"
VII. Seven is an ode to impotency. Very funny!
XIa. This is how I feel about my ex
Notes on The Erotic Poems by Ovid
"He's so human he tears you apart"
The Amores: Book I
I. "His shafts - worse luck for me - never miss their target. I'm on fire now, love owns the free hold of my heart" (Ovid, 86)
II. "Heart skewered/by shafts of desire, the raging" (Ovid, 87)
"Play stubborn, you get a far more thorough going-over than those who admit they're hooked [on love]" (Ovid, 88)
III. "Fair's fair now, Venus. This girl's got me hooked. All I'm asking from her is love or at least some future hope for my own. Eternal devotion, no even that's too much - Hell, just let me love her" (Ovid, 88)
"Unswerving fidelity's my strong suit" (Ovid, 88)
VIII.
"Ah, that got a blush! Pale face needs color, but nature's method is so unpredictable, safer to stick to art" (Ovid, 98).
The Amores: Book II
II. "All we need is your consent to some quiet love-making. It's hard to imagine a more harmless request" (Ovid, 114).
IV. Compare this poem to Baudelaire or even the Marquis de Sade for unrivaled hedonism.
It is hysterical though - "My sex-life runs the entire mythological gamut" (Ovid, 116).
VI. Write a short story based on this.
VII. "How I wish I'd some genuine infidelity on my conscience - the guilty find punishment easier to take" (Ovid, 120).
IXb. "Girls are such exquisite hell when desire's slaked, when I'm sick of the whole business, some kink in my wretched nature drives me back.
XVII. I really like this poem.
"I shan't be an accusation you're glad to get rid of; our love won't ever require disowning".
XIX. This is savagely humorous
The Amores: Book III
I. "My subconscious is hatching a masterpiece" (Ovid, 139)
II.
"To sit at your side and talk with you is what I'm after - I want you to know the havoc you've wrought in my heart."
Poem II is my concept of dating in lines 2-8
"Help this new venture, Venus: soften my prospective mistress till she loves me or anyway till she let's me love her!"
VII. Seven is an ode to impotency. Very funny!
XIa. This is how I feel about my ex
Thursday, October 1, 2009
A Million Little Pieces
(Originally Written October 1, 2009 in the Journal)
A Million Little Pieces
By James Frey
It was a quick read. The style sometimes annoyed me but I was moved by the interaction between James and Lilly and when James' father said he was proud of him. The death of Lilly was totally unsatisfactory. Also Leonard, my favorite character, who killed Bobby - I wanted more. I wanted to feel the blood.
A Million Little Pieces
By James Frey
It was a quick read. The style sometimes annoyed me but I was moved by the interaction between James and Lilly and when James' father said he was proud of him. The death of Lilly was totally unsatisfactory. Also Leonard, my favorite character, who killed Bobby - I wanted more. I wanted to feel the blood.
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