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September 23, 2008

Tuesday Poem

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Sit
Vikram Seth

Sit, drink your coffee here; your work can wait awhile.

You're twenty-six, and still have some of life ahead.

No need for wit; just talk vacuities, and I'll

Reciprocate in kind, or laugh at you instead.

............................................

The world is too opaque, distressing and profound.

This twenty minutes' rendezvous will make my day:

To sit here in the sun, with grackles all around,

Staring with beady eyes, and you two feet away.

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Posted by Jim Culleny at 09:35 AM | Permalink

Comments

Such a lovely, lovely poem. :)
Thank you for sharing it here@3QD.
Wishes, minerva*

Posted by: minerva* | Sep 24, 2008 9:49:44 AM

Exactly what I needed to read today. Thx. Tayaba

Posted by: tayaba | Sep 24, 2008 10:38:39 AM

And I indeed have coffee in my hands.

I love "The world is too opaque." And how conversational this is (and the unforced rhymes).

Posted by: The Storialist | Sep 24, 2008 1:20:14 PM

And I indeed have coffee in my hands.

I love "The world is too opaque." And how conversational this is (and the unforced rhymes).

Posted by: The Storialist | Sep 24, 2008 1:20:58 PM

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