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| Persephone by Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
Note [Hades to Persephone]
Spin to breathe.
Only the still world passing
as you flee reminds you to
fill and empty lungs
when you have forgotten
how to blink.
Here's another...
And here are some more...
01 February 2011
Brigid Poetry Festival
My contribution to the Sixth Annual Brigid Poetry Festival is from Eating in the Underworld, by Rachel Zucker.
Note [Hades to Persephone]
Spin to breathe.
Only the still world passing
as you flee reminds you to
fill and empty lungs
when you have forgotten
how to blink.
Here's another...
And here are some more...
Note [Hades to Persephone]
Spin to breathe.
Only the still world passing
as you flee reminds you to
fill and empty lungs
when you have forgotten
how to blink.
Here's another...
And here are some more...
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2 comments:
Glad I checked in. I forgot today was the day. I think it'll have to wait until I get home.
I love the verse you chose.
Would that be spinning yarn from fiber or spinning about bodily?
It seems so true and yet. Wow.
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