Thursday, April 08, 2010

Thursday Poem - In Passing

How swiftly the strained honey
of afternoon light
flows into darkness

and the closed bud shrugs off
its special mystery
in order to break into blossom:

as if what exists, exists
so that it can be lost
and become precious

Lisel Mueller

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a breathtaking verse! That first line trembles with beauty....thank you. I can count on your blog to give me daily grace and nourishment.

Delphyne said...

Thank you for introducing me to Lisel Mueller...

Ann said...

Beautiful sunset and beautiful poem.

Sky said...

especially love "...strained honey of afternoon light..."

beautiful image, beautiful words.

Anonymous said...

I had the privilege of hearing Lisel Mueller read some years ago... She was a treasure. Her
"Monet Refuses the Operation" is one of my very favorites.