"Rosemary Smudge"

[butterflydreaming]

"Inspired" by my favorite Edna St. Millay poem, "Rosemary"

For the sake of all the things
That I want to restore
I will write new stories
Using old folklore,
Earl Grey, hot, with bergamot
Will be the tea I pour.

For the sake of faded things
That could be bright again
I won't use an umbrella
against the Seattle rain
I will scribble renga,
and sonnets, and cinquain.

Many things are built upon
What once was everyday.
For the sake of humorous
hyperbole that's gone away
I will learn to curse with "Struth!"
and "The devil you say!".

Comments

[cygna-hime.livejournal.com]

You? Win. *has a book of E.St.V.M. poems sitting RIGHT HERE, with that in it*

[chrysalisdreams.livejournal.com]

I adore her. "Song of a Second April" is another favorite.

[laurus-nobilis.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful. ♥

[chrysalisdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ex-neke.livejournal.com]

That is lovely. :)

[chrysalisdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)