Bright Star
A love poem by John Lavan? Well surely all John's poems are love poems. You've read them (A Birth; Handicapped Son; Table Mountain, Cape Town), and you've read his blog, so what do you think?
Bright Star
By John Lavan
Bright Star
By John Lavan
Love's not bright and constant
but only cheese on toast;
a little glance,
returning nod,
a cup of tea, a smile, a nudge
and sometimes, like a closing door,
it needs a push before it turns and groans
and opens to the garden.
Another thing:
the gaps
between the cheese, the tea, the toast and sunny laughter
—they also matter—
because it's there, right there, that you remember to remember.
And do, indeed, remember.
but only cheese on toast;
a little glance,
returning nod,
a cup of tea, a smile, a nudge
and sometimes, like a closing door,
it needs a push before it turns and groans
and opens to the garden.
Another thing:
the gaps
between the cheese, the tea, the toast and sunny laughter
—they also matter—
because it's there, right there, that you remember to remember.
And do, indeed, remember.
Posted by Annmarie at 3/16/2010 11:04 PM 
Categories: today's words
Tags: remember details John Lavan love gaps
Categories: today's words
Tags: remember details John Lavan love gaps
well done, especially those first two lines
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Yes, love is fleeting but real. Well put, John.
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