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Brautigan's notion
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Brautigan's notion |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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I believe, as Brautigan did That every woman Should have a poem written for her Be it an erotic Haiku Or a schoolyard ditty Of roses red and blue violets A woman should have words to wear High on her thigh like a garter Or cape-like, across her shoulders All women should be honored so Whether a pastoral sonnet Or an ode to the lights in her eyes A man needs to craft for a woman A jeweled verse that she could cherish And keep, for her own So, I recall the women in my own life The poems that I’ve written for them And how most have wandered away To other futures, other lovers Long before I discovered this penchant to write And hope that the effort However belated Still counts for something But, what of the girl Who decades ago Roamed the streets with her father From bar to bar Where he peddled her freshness Until she bore him a daughter Who's words warm her shoulders And does she wear a verse of jewels Who wrote for this girl Her poem? |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
very touching piece |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Very beautiful and very touching. May that child sing of love to her mother! Love, Margherita |
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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
Yes, every woman should have a poem. And it is great to see another Richard Brautigan fan here! |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Brautigan's name in the title drew me in and boy did this poem deliver -- very very good |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
"A woman should have words to wear" shows the warmth you have and the man you are a much appreciated write, Ed M |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You take a coin and polish both sides. As always... thank you. |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
I agree Ed.  I think the men of pip should pick a female pipster and go to work! LOL.. Wonderfully written. "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
wranx, You have turned a cutting knife into a butter knife, enjoyed. |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
"Who's words warm her shoulders And does she wear a verse of jewels Who wrote for this girl Her poem?" The poem is always written in the heart, reflecting out and can only be viewed and captured by another. If it is never captured, it does not die, it escapes to be as a wild elemental. Beautiful work, Sir poet. Thank you for sharing it. |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I would say she writes her own and those with good hearts will read it all to well. Hey Yeti, well done, liked it. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Ed, Here's hoping someone did write her a poem. Very sweet, this. Corinne |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I agree too. Um. Where's mine?  |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
You touched me with your poem, ...thank you! |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
*shivers* sent through me... incredible, im awestruck again |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
I'm with thosewho think the menof PIP should pick a woman of PIP and go to work |
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