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Wed Jul-16-08 06:28 AM
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The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 7/16/2008) |
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Ode to the Perineum
Maybe the soul is only a small place on the body--Larry Levis
And maybe not. Maybe the invisible filament that flickers in the idea of the soul is the soul. Some hummingbird of the universal mind-- brightly colored, precise and infinitely quick.
And dull. It shouldn’t be, in any case, as intimate as say, the perineum, that pleasurable one millionth acre of nerves that lies between the asshole and the valleying
gradual beginning of our sex. No, the soul can’t be that close by and so inappropriate that to speak of it now is to cross over into the language of the body and of
the hidden crevasses of the body. Well, the hummingbird now floats over a rose although such a symbol for the soul to be honest must include the microscopic blue turds
thudding lightly onto the grass wherever that hummingbird, for you, will pass. I prefer the taint, this prairie of pure desire so secret even the body knows little of its power until quietly
reminded we buck like a horse on some Mississippi street. This deep true south of ourselves. Patch of the promised land. Kingdom of the cartwheel and the lazy falling handstand
in swimming pools. I praise the carnival hairs sprouting there like trees Dr. Seuss drew in a forbidden mood and I praise blue moons, kazoos and white hot rivers
with fiery canoes in that vision of scramble pleasure makes us live through and I praise this small place on the body that might be the soul. Hinge from which our legs swing.
Tingling thing. Like the soft spot on a baby’s head, this fragile holy span, must be praised now and then with all the gentle force that words can stand.
Steve Scafidi
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Wed Jul-16-08 09:02 AM
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And dull. It shouldn’t be, in any case, as intimate as say, the perineum, that pleasurable one millionth acre of nerves that lies between the asshole and the valleying
gradual beginning of our sex. No, the soul can’t be that close by and so inappropriate that to speak of it now is to cross over into the language of the body and of
the hidden crevasses of the body.
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Wed Jul-16-08 09:18 AM
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Wed Jul-16-08 04:24 PM
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Wed Jul-16-08 06:26 PM
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Wed Jul-16-08 05:29 PM
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4. Glad somebody still reads and comments on these... |
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Wed Jul-16-08 05:51 PM
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5. It is frustrating, isn't it? |
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Wed Jul-16-08 09:12 PM
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and this one in particular.
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Wed Jul-16-08 10:30 PM
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Wed Jul-16-08 06:29 PM
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7. question on these, Retro: |
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Do you have in mind commentary on what's posted, or people posting their own or other work, or does it matter?
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Wed Jul-16-08 06:34 PM
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8. I prefer people post their own or others outside these threads |
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and either comment on the poem, or just wave and say hi is fine too...
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Wed Jul-16-08 06:35 PM
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Wed Jul-16-08 06:37 PM
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10. If people post their own they tend to get lost... |
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since no one reads these anyhow...
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Wed Jul-16-08 06:44 PM
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I ran a poetry ezine for some years. I know the readership isn't huge. :)
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Wed Jul-16-08 09:44 PM
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erm, i think it was ginsberg's 'please master'
i could be totally off about the title and author, but hopefully you understand what i mean.
peace!
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Wed Jul-16-08 10:29 PM
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16. No, you got it exactly right... |
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Edited on Wed Jul-16-08 10:29 PM by RetroLounge
and holy shite! I was not familiar with that poem... Here's a link, as posting it might get this thread deleted. http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/7664-Allen-Ginsberg-Please-MasterThanks for the heads up! And welcome to DU & the poetry threads! :hi: RL
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Wed Jul-16-08 09:54 PM
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14. What kind of poem is this? |
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I kid. Carnal and soulful.
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Wed Jul-16-08 10:26 PM
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It shows me that anything can be a topic for a poem.
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