the silence after poetry
is it 10 seconds or maybe 4
the time spent in the
aftermath, the time it
takes for a poem to
leave the room having
arrived with arms folded
a poem always leaves
unguarded, open-palmed,
the last sentiment a
bird fluttering indoors,
it looks for the nearest exit
posted by Heather Glasgow @ Thursday, May 22, 2008
8 comments
8 Comments:
Really beautiful.
nice--like this.
this is lovely,
lovely lovely.
i agree. lovely.
I love the images and sentiment of this poem. Very nice!
Poetmeister...on the road to Parnassus
I loved this I looked outside at the sky a few minutes after I read it
a bird fluttering indoors - well said!
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