I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.
You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.
Oh plunge me deep in love—put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.
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Love this post the little not is sweet too
ReplyDeleteTruly enchanting... I wish I had a way with words that were true to express in a poem... You have inspired me to start writing in my notebook once more. Ill have to check more of this poets work.
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Yours truly
WE SPY WITH MY LITTLE i
This poem was used in a choir arrangement that I sang one time and I bawled just about every time we finished it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DchuKACocgQ
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oh wow that is so amazing! THANK YOU for sharing that! beautiful. there's just something about poetry put to words...i sang an Emily Dickinson poem that was put to music when i was lots younger and it was my favorite song that i ever sang in choir =]
ReplyDeleteOf course, thank you for reminding me of how gorgeous that poem is, I had forgotten all about it. And I agree with you 100%, none of this "you're better than the best, you're cooler than the flip side of my pillow" crap. I want some REAL WORDS.
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