if i had known
my wings would fail to catch the wind--
if i had known
my fear of heights would knock me down
like trash, street roaring to begin
my dark schooling: don't try again!
if i had known.
8.31.2011
street smarts
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my guess is that you'd still have done it. because if you'd known, but not _known_ you wouldn't know.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even see the form. brilliant!
ReplyDeletealso, sad and touching on the sore spot in my chest.
Wow! This is fantastic, Marian. Seems you've made this form your own. Now I need to release a deep deep breath.
ReplyDeletehah. well, we'll see. thank you, friends.
ReplyDeleteIf I had known a rondelet produces this wonderful level of poetry, I would have been reading and writing them years ago. Who knew? Your poem has the smoothest flow yet. Deftly written.
ReplyDeleteThis is terrific, Marian! Nailed it!
ReplyDeleteWow Marian, well done~ I love this form! Rondelet so lyrical,words strung together like a tiny symphony!
ReplyDelete:) turns out i like the rondelet, too.
ReplyDeletedifficult, though.
I like it. You've mastered the rondelet. And I'll add there may be a lot we would not have done if we had known. LOL.
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