MOMENTUM

An oddly dark seduction poem inspired by Donne.

Let us map a destination
Island rendezvous
     I will learn from you.
As time assigns new meaning.
     This hesitant delicacy
     hides no new unknown
Break off then, we will travel
          Find one more truth or more
               Steer by us and danger
                    Neither may return -- 
And when you know, I always prove you wrong
Pure thought needs no reward
No tower's leashed light nor open handed shore:
A heaving deck and shifting waves, black as imagination and
those unguessed things come
To consider ripping aside the paper wall
of lined experience and tales
     Telling us ourselves and they each other
          How captive thought is too soon
               ended


October 1, 1990

Reviews

[The Musings of Mary H.]

I love your art of words! A delightful read!

"I will learn from you.As time assigns new meaning."

Mary

[Brenda Sue]

Adventurous and romantic. Wonderfully written. Great job.

[Sara]

'Let us map a destination
Island rendezvous'

those lines are really clever and set the tone for the entire poem, it makes me feel adventurous and romantic and all that is wonderful. great job! i really enjoyed this one.