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beandelphikiStorm Windows
Howard Nemerov
People are putting up storm windows now,
Or were, this morning, until the heavy rain
Drove them indoors. So, coming home at noon,
I saw storm windows lying on the ground,
Frame-full of rain; through the water and glass
I saw the crushed grass, how it seemed to stream
Away in lines like seaweed on the tide
Or blades of wheat leaning under the wind.
The ripple and splash of rain on the blurred glass
Seemed that it briefly said, as I walked by,
Something I should have liked to say to you,
Something... the dry grass bent under the pane
Brimful of bouncing water... something of
A swaying clarity which blindly echoes
This lonely afternoon of memories
And missed desires, while the wintry rain
(Unspeakable, the distance in the mind!)
Runs on the standing windows and away.
After the "ripple and splash" line, it just seems to fall apart. I don't want to read more about your (unspecified) memories, I want to read about the window pane full of rainwater!
Up until that point, though... "Frame-full of rain," eeee.
Howard Nemerov
People are putting up storm windows now,
Or were, this morning, until the heavy rain
Drove them indoors. So, coming home at noon,
I saw storm windows lying on the ground,
Frame-full of rain; through the water and glass
I saw the crushed grass, how it seemed to stream
Away in lines like seaweed on the tide
Or blades of wheat leaning under the wind.
The ripple and splash of rain on the blurred glass
Seemed that it briefly said, as I walked by,
Something I should have liked to say to you,
Something... the dry grass bent under the pane
Brimful of bouncing water... something of
A swaying clarity which blindly echoes
This lonely afternoon of memories
And missed desires, while the wintry rain
(Unspeakable, the distance in the mind!)
Runs on the standing windows and away.
After the "ripple and splash" line, it just seems to fall apart. I don't want to read more about your (unspecified) memories, I want to read about the window pane full of rainwater!
Up until that point, though... "Frame-full of rain," eeee.
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Date: 2004-06-29 03:47 am (UTC)I loved the whole thing.
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Date: 2004-06-29 10:39 am (UTC)Oh, re: your last post about therapy. I tried to reply a couple of times, and every time I did, I kept coming up with more things to consider, and changing what I wanted to say. Me = teh confuzzled about it.
Would we be able to talk Friday? Then I could get your immediate reactions instead.
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Date: 2004-06-30 04:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-30 01:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-06-30 10:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-07-02 04:31 am (UTC)Uh, we're having storms going on a lot here. It's probably unlikely that it'll start lightening right around 2, but in the event that it actually happens, I'll try to leave a message for you. :)