Dear James,
Goodness, that's an interestin point, which I've never considered before.
The fact is that I have no problem thinking about God as both male and
female, but I always picture Death as male... go figure, LOL.
Kind regards,
grasshopper
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] New sub: Things I never asked for
> Hi Grassy,
>
> I like this kind of poem. Just a suggestion for the beginning to make it
> more direct and quickly move us into the poem: "I never asked to be
mortal/
> to dream of Death waiting for me". I kind of consider Death as not being
> gender based. Otherwise I like it a lot.l
>
>
>
> bw
> James
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: grasshopper <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: New sub: Things I never asked for
> >Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:35:34 +0100
> >
> > (Suggestions for a better title welcome....)
> >
> >
> >
> > Things I never asked for
> >
> >I never asked for this, to be mortal,
> >to dream of Death and find him waiting for me
> >at the foot of the stairs, or sniffing the milk
> >in the fridge. I never asked for a list of losses,
> >to stand with bowed heart and see them
> >go down in ornamented timber like captain's chests.
> >I never asked for pain, for tears, for fears at night,
> >for the greyness in my head that bulges my eyes
> >into blurred words. I never asked for them, but I'm told
> >there are immortal ones asking for these things,
> >who never get them, who sit and cry for them,
> >like dogs scenting high bones, begging for them,
> >as a charm against the bliss and bland eternal.
> >Take them, you bastards, take them - I don't want
> >the weights in my knapsack, my suitcase of cares.
> >
> >
> > grasshopper
>
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