Love Rites

( A poem a day, every day for a month #19)

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As we do in our hearts

so with our tongues

Let us praise

air and shadows

wave and fire

all that vibrates

radiates

stains and

satiates

As in our hearts as with our tongues

Let us taste

sweet fire

the soft cotton

of snow

all the eager wonders

of waning years

As with our hearts

so with our tongues

let us play

with stiff, uncertain fingers

the music of chance

the strings

and strains of

unmade beds

and dream maps

of unraveling

solitudes.

If you’re interested to know more about why I decided to start writing a poem a day, and how I think it can help you become a better writer, you might be interested in this:

A Poem A Day, Every Day, for A Month: How Poetry Can Make You a Better Writer

Here’s yesterday’s poem:

A Small Poem For Resistance

And here’s something I found to inspire more poetry:

What Dream Would You Offer A Stranger?