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Thursday, January 3, 2013

I Wanted: An Old Poem Revised for the New Year

I Wanted

I wanted the whole moon
white where it is, blue how it falls.

I wanted the earth,
collapsing and folding.

I wanted the ocean to rise
and unberth us.

I wanted the loudest thing
in the morning light
to be my heart,
still beating. 

The short break
in a long poem.

The glass to stop
breaking.

Trespass.

14 comments:

  1. Oh I love this. Especially this: "I wanted the loudest thing in the morning light to be my heart, still beating."

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  2. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  3. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  4. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  5. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  6. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  7. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  8. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  9. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  10. Beth,
    Very lovely and moving. I also love the "I wanted the loudest.. line

    Thank you for sharing

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  11. I like the moon line but I'm not gonna quibble with melissa.

    Beautiful.

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