Poem

[firecat]

Seen in dawnd's journal

"Pick a poem you like. Your favourite, if you have a favourite, or one you think should be better known and more widely appreciated."



I don't have a single favorite poem.

Here's one I wrote:

Somewhere there was a world
where I lay down in your arms
and we watched the dawn.


And here's one Rumi wrote:


Thirst drove me down to the water
Where I drank the moon's reflection.
Now I am a lion staring up totally
lost in love with the thing itself.
Don't ask questions about longing.
Look in my face.

-- Rumi, from The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks

Comments

[firecat]

[*grabs and smooches you*]

This is one of my favorite memes ever. I'm blown away by how many of my LJ-friends love cool poetry. I'm sure there are dozens of poetry communities here but I'm now tempted to create another one.

[the-maenad.livejournal.com]

I've been smooched by firecat! *swoon*

It does my little heart good (as opposed to the big heart, which I save as emergency backup) to see the meme spread, and I don't care (much) if not everyone credits me; though I wish there were a way to see just how widely it's been disseminated. (wandra found a five-user-link back to one of my friends while we were at bitty's).