A friend pointed me to this today and it is one of those poems that spoke to me right away. No need to try and figure it out. I love every line, wished that I had written them all. This poet is new to me and I can see that I am going to have to look for more of her work.
The Kama Sutra of Kindness: Position Number 3
by Mary Mackey
It’s easy to love
through a cold spring
when the poles
of the willows
turn green
pollen falls like
a yellow curtain
and the scent of
Paper Whites
clots
the air
but to love for a lifetime
takes talent
This is one of my favorite
but to love for a lifetime
takes talent
you have to mix yourself
with the strange
beauty of someone
else
wake each morning
for 72,000
mornings in
a row so
breathed and
bound and
tangled
that you can hardly
sort out
your arms
and
legs
tanita says:
I have a cartoon of The Kama Sutra of Reading which amuses me, as it’s a couple entwined with books — but this, this is beauty. What a lovely thing to read after a tough week.
I like this one too. Thanks for posting it!
Glad you liked it!
Oh,love this! Thanks for posting!
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
That stung tears to my eyes. So beautiful. Into my save forever pile it goes!
It made me cry too. And was saved to my perma-poem journal. I really wished I had written it…it hit me that much.
I love this. Thank you for posting it! I just sent it to my husband.
I’m glad you liked it, and shared it. It’s a poem that is meant to be shared.
Oh, love this one, Susan. I’m behind on Writer’s Almanac, so thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it, Laura.
Beautiful. Like you, I’m going to look for more of this poet’s work :)!
I loved getting this from Writer’s Almanac, and I loved seeing it again through your eyes!
Thanks! I so enjoy the Writer’s Almanac. It introduces me to so many new voices.
Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading.
Isn’t that a perfect image?