The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 2/22/06)

[RetroLounge]

Talking to Grief

Ah, Grief, I should not treat you
like a homeless dog
who comes to the back door
for a crust, for a meatless bone.
I should trust you.

I should coax you
into the house and give you
your own corner,
a worn mat to lie on,
your own water dish.

You think I don't know you've been living
under my porch.
You long for your real place to be readied
before winter comes. You need
your name,
your collar and tag. You need
the right to warn off intruders,
to consider
my house your own
and me your person
and yourself
my own dog.

Denise Levertov

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RL

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[yvr girl]

1. It's so true

Grief will get in eventually - better to open the door and hope it's a short visit. :hug:

[RetroLounge]

8. hope it's a short visit.

Yes, I hope so...

RL

[xchrom]

2. mornin!

grief can be it's own creature.

and certainly not alien or strange to us.

[RetroLounge]

7. Afternoon!

:hi:

RL

[Callalily]

3. It's always best

to meet grief head-on, embrace grief, deal with grief, and then send it on it's merry way.

Nice selection RL. Something we all can relate to.

[wildhorses]

4. good one....

:thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

5. "better to open the door and hope it's a short visit"

How true...

:hi:

RL

[Shine]

6. Nice, RL. It takes courage to grieve.

:hug:

:hi: