The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 1/3/2007)

[RetroLounge]

There are so many books

There are so many books I have not read,
narratives in glasses and bouquets, waiting
on the shelves of so many libraries I have not visited,
vanilla pages not flipped in the hours of sorrow
as flowers blossom on my hardwood floors,
and so many cabarets and bistros unknown too,
piazzas, monuments and ice cream parlors,
there are so many ice cream flavors I have not tasted,
sweet leavings unfamiliar to my lips,
so many lips I have not kissed
in this little life,
absurd
and full of yearning,
roses

Marina Rubin

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RL

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[Haole Girl]

1. Beautiful,,,

...now it's time for me to go get some coffee, and stop crying. :cry:

[RetroLounge]

4. ...

:hug:

RL

[cwydro]

2. Nice.

I like this one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Retro...........

How sweet and poignant this one is......

so many lips I have not kissed
in this little life...

It really speaks to me, as so many of the poems you post do......

Thank you.......:hug:

[hickman]

5. Irish poetry.

When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!