The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want"
Posted: 16 Mar 2017 07:53 PM PDT
"What we want
is never simple.
We move among the things
we thought we wanted:
a face, a room, an open book
and these things bear our names-
now they want us.
But what we want appears
in dreams, wearing disguises.
We fall past,
holding out our arms
and in the morning
our arms ache.
We don't remember the dream,
but the dream remembers us.
It is there all day
as an animal is there
under the table,
as the stars are there
even in full sun."
- Linda Pastan
pafret wrote:
The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want"
Posted: 16 Mar 2017 07:53 PM PDT
"What we want
is never simple.
We move among the things
we thought we wanted:
a face, a room, an open book
and these things bear our names-
now they want us.
But what we want appears
in dreams, wearing disguises.
We fall past,
holding out our arms
and in the morning
our arms ache.
We don't remember the dream,
but the dream remembers us.
It is there all day
as an animal is there
under the table,
as the stars are there
even in full sun."
- Linda Pastan
The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want" b... (
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Stars
alone in the night
on a dark hill
with pines around me spicy and still
and a heaven full of stars
over my head
white and topaz
and misty red
myriads with beating
hearts of fire
that aeons
cannot vex or tire
up the dome of heaven
like a great hill
I watch them marching
stately and still
and i know that I
am honored to be
witness
of so much majesty
(Sara Teasdale)
On the wings of an angel come fly with me
As the breeze carries us the wind allows us to soar to new heights only we can achieve..
A day of light brings reflection
A day of love sustains us
Want is but a desire to simply be
So simply be...
Me~~
pafret wrote:
The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want"
Posted: 16 Mar 2017 07:53 PM PDT
"What we want
is never simple.
We move among the things
we thought we wanted:
a face, a room, an open book
and these things bear our names-
now they want us.
But what we want appears
in dreams, wearing disguises.
We fall past,
holding out our arms
and in the morning
our arms ache.
We don't remember the dream,
but the dream remembers us.
It is there all day
as an animal is there
under the table,
as the stars are there
even in full sun."
- Linda Pastan
The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want" b... (
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Wonderful and so very true~~~
badbobby wrote:
Stars
alone in the night
on a dark hill
with pines around me spicy and still
and a heaven full of stars
over my head
white and topaz
and misty red
myriads with beating
hearts of fire
that aeons
cannot vex or tire
up the dome of heaven
like a great hill
I watch them marching
stately and still
and i know that I
am honored to be
witness
of so much majesty
(Sara Teasdale)
Another beautiful speaking!!
So much the majesty .......
lindajoy wrote:
On the wings of an angel come fly with me
As the breeze carries us the wind allows us to soar to new heights only we can achieve..
A day of light brings reflection
A day of love sustains us
Want is but a desire to simply be
So simply be...
Me~~
You my lovely Linda are my fav poet
badbobby wrote:
You my lovely Linda are my fav poet
Thank You my special friend....your poetry speaks your spirit and I love that!!
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