The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Tue 12/20/05)

[RetroLounge]

After Years

Today, from a distance, I saw you
walking away, and without a sound
the glittering face of a glacier
slid into the sea. An ancient oak
fell in the Cumberlands, holding only
a handful of leaves, and an old woman
scattering corn to her chickens looked up
for an instant. At the other side
of the galaxy, a star thirty-five times
the size of our own sun exploded
and vanished, leaving a small green spot
on the astronomer's retina
as he stood on the great open dome
of my heart with no one to tell.

Ted Kooser

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RL

[wildhorses]

1. sort of put things in perspective

keeps me from getting the BIG head...another awesome poem....day after day

[RetroLounge]

7. Good Morning!

Good to see you!

:hug:

RL

[Callalily]

2. Your selection is truly

making me cry,
"Today, from a distance, I saw you walking away,"
"as he stood on the great open dome of my heart with no one to tell."
as I believe I have lost a friendship last night. My heart is truly sad today.:cry:
Mr. Kooser is clearly a master of metaphors.

[RetroLounge]

3. Sorry for your loss...

Hope this helps a bit.

:hug:

RL

[Callalily]

4. Thank you . . .

it's going to be a tough day, but as they say, "life goes on".

[swimboy]

5. Wow

immediate, vast, and personal

perfectly distilled

thanks, RL.

[RetroLounge]

6. Hey! Good morning my friend!

How are you doing today?

:hi:

RL

[swimboy]

13. Hi, pal!

I'm doing all right today. I haven't been in trouble at work and I'll have Friday and Monday off!

And I saw your ankle! :rofl: So it's a damn freakin' good day! :hi:

[RetroLounge]

15. Glad you liked my ankle!

Like a slow strip tease... Wait till you see my calf!

:rofl:

:hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

8. All I can say is

"we'll always have Oostberg."
I'm missing you already. :(

[RetroLounge]

9. We'll always have Paris

:rofl:

Poor dog...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

10. Thank you for letting me down oh, so gently.

It's making me feel not so bad about missing you. :P

[RetroLounge]

11. Hey, here I am, always here for you!

RL

[RevCheesehead]

12. You think throwing your body at me is going to work?

Congratulations! You're right! :loveya:
(but you know, I love the "praying" photo best.)

:hug:

[swimboy]

14. If you didn't want it , sister,

there are others waiting in the wings. }(

[RetroLounge]

16. Not praying, but thinking of you...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

17. This must be some kind of bad karma...

because all I'm getting is a red X. :cry:

[RetroLounge]

18. Try again

RL

[RetroLounge]

19. noon kick

:kick:

back to the poem (I threadjacked my own thread...)

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. WOW....RetroLounge.....

This is perfect for where I am right now.....

Superb imagery....thank you so much......


This poem just slides together perfectly......perfectly!

:loveya: :hug:




Check your PM.....in a moment

[RetroLounge]

21. Yes, it was a good find

I will need to read more of his...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

22. Hey, Alec.....

I thought you'd like to see this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4468329&mesg_id=4468329

I anxiously await your response. ;)

[bigwillq]

23. I like this daily poem thread!

Nice job, RL! :hi: :bounce: