Monday, January 5, 2009

Sorrow Is

a lone flashing

oar down the river of no

return.



(First published in Poetry Salzburg Review #14, Autumn 2008)

3 comments:

  1. This is a poem worth returning to!

    Pun intended, "a lone" reminds the reader of "alone."

    The word "flashing" is very evocative.

    Crucial line break after "no," so that it is "the river of no" before it also becomes "the river of no // return."

    And then it is difficult NOT to want to return, immediately, to the poem, read it again.

    I think the title would be very different if it were "Sorrow is," so that it could be the beginning of a sentence; the upper case for "is" adds another dimension.

    This is a poem it is difficult not to want to keep revisiting. It is a moving experience.

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  2. Oh God - another beautiful poem

    John is right - the line break after no is so important. If it were any different it would totally change the entire poem.

    I actually read it three times before I commented. The poem demands re-reading.

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  3. J and S,

    Thanks for taking the time to read and comment--always appreciated!

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