Country Love Song
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I try to think of the cup of a hand,
of legs in a tangle, and not the thistle
though even it, purpled, spiking away,
wants to be admired, wants to say, whistle
a little for me. O every little thing wants
to be loved, wants to be marked by the cry
that brings desire to it, even blue-eyed fly
to the bloated hiss of death. To love is to be remiss:
the horse alone in the wide flat field nods
its head as if the bridle and bit were missed
or mocked; the cow slung with the unmilked weight
of her tremendous teats shoots a look back over her shoulder
at O lonesome me. I want to say to her need
as if crooning could be enough,
sweet, sweet mama . . . truth be told,
the thousand lisping bees to the milkweeds' honey
terrifies me. When the stink of slurry season
is over and the greened fields are slathered, fecund,
overtall foxgloves tip with the weight of their fruit.
Then I dream a little dream of you
and me, curled like two grubs on the top of a leaf
wind-driven and scudding along the lake's surface.
All night we glide to its blue harbor
and back again. The fattened slack of us
singing O darlin' darlin' darlin'.
For my poem, I picked Country Love Song. When I first picked it, I picked it because I like the country lifestyle. My friends make fun of me and call me a hick or redneck. Although I don't think I'm either. I also picked it because I like the description of a country setting. Another reason for picking this poem is because I really like the hallmark channel and this poem reminds of the hallmark channel. The setting in this poem just sounds so surreal and relaxing.
Maddie, be whoever you want to be! Don't worry about anyone else and their views on you. You're wonderful! I really liked this poem. I completely agree that this reminds me of a Hallmark movie haha. When reading it I personally just felt calm and at ease. There's also so much detail in this poem that it's so easy to visually picture in my head. I really enjoyed this poem. Do you think you would have picked a poem with the setting of somewhere urban if it still sent a strong message or are were you more set on picking a poem with a country setting?
ReplyDeleteI love this poem! I also love the hallmark channel and this does sound like a movie they would make. I like how descriptive the poem is and how you really get a summer-y, country vibe from it. The summer feel makes me almost forget about school and homework, like it is already summer. What is your favorite line of the poem?
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