The RetroLounge Poem of the Day (Tuesday)

[RetroLounge]

When Man Enters Woman

When man
enters woman,
like the surf biting the shore,
again and again,
and the woman opens her mouth in pleasure
and her teeth gleam
like the alphabet,
Logos appears milking a star,
and the man
inside of woman
ties a knot
so that they will
never again be separate
and the woman
climbs into a flower
and swallows its stem
and Logos appears
and unleashed their rivers.

This man,
this woman
with their double hunger,
have tried to reach through
the curtain of God
and briefly they have,
though God
in His perversity
unties the knot.

Anne Sexton

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enjoy,

RL

[RetroLounge]

1. No one reading poems today?

:hi:

RL

[khashka]

2. I'm reading 'em RL. Thanks.

But Anne Sexton usually leaves me without anything to say......

Khash.

[RetroLounge]

5. Yes, she does have that effect

usually, "wow" is all I can say...

RL

[swimboy]

3. Just found it.

Thanks for the daily poetry. I need to stretch in that direction. The rain has stopped and my demeanor improved with the clearing. I hope you're good. I've been thinking about you a lot and trying to send some goodness your way.

[RetroLounge]

4. Thanks!

I appreciate it...

:goodness:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Wow, my dear RetroLounge.......

This is amazing......how wonderful.......

It's dangerous to get waked up so early in the day, esp. when you can't do anything about it......

This is a KEEPER.......

Thank you........


:blush:

[RetroLounge]

9. Glad you like it...

Sorry to "wake you up" so early... :D

:hi:

RL

[Call Me Wesley]

7. I always read the poems you post. (nt)

[In_The_Wind]

8. Again you've given me thoughts to ponder as I go about my day.

Thank You

:thumbsup:

[RevCheesehead]

10. .... baby, don't do that to me.

I can't tell - are you flirting with me, or just trying to get me hot? ;)

You start talking God, I'm gonna answer. O8):loveya:O8)

[RetroLounge]

13. No, the proper answer would be

"My loneliness is killing me
I must confess I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time"

:rofl:

RL

p.s. Is it blasphemous to quote Britney Spears in a poetry thread?

[RevCheesehead]

15. I'll leave that answer to someone who has taste.

I will be dreaming of you
as I drive through
Milwaukee...

I will be screaming for you
every time that I hear...
Milwaukee...

- by RevCheesehead, who is a little sleep-deprived
and very deprived in general.

:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

16. as to the Britney Spears thing....

did you know that her name is an anagram of Presbyterian?

:rofl:

It's true! :evilgrin:

That's one of the reasons I'm Methodist.

[SeattleGirl]

11. Thank you, RetroLounge, for another good read

I look forward to your poetry posts more each day!

[RetroLounge]

12. Glad you enjoy them.

Takes time to find one's that fit my mood on any given day...

RL

[AVulgarianHue]

14. I've used Anne Sexton to change aversion to reading poetry aloud

to complete awe. It's a wonderment to see the change of perception from ridicule to appreciation. I would read to them, "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife". Each word is perfect.

On the flip-side, my friends would ask me to read the poem to their friends. :blush: