Thank you, Robin. No, no angels in this one. I knew Rilke's angels of
course, and read Rafael Alberti's angels sequence. A few angel poems
appeared and then I consciously started trying to write more - as a
book-length sequence. You can guess the result - cornball poems, sentimental
slush. But some remained and appeared in that book.
Andrew
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From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Religion
> Oh, absolutely beautiful, Andrew! What more can one say?
>
> > I had written a number of secular angel poems before this
>
> But this one isn't about an angel, is it? I didn't take it that way.
>
> Robin
>
> > MIRROR
> >
> > I swim in a mirror
> > praying it won't break
> >
> > Praying in a mirror
> > God reflects on Himself
> >
> > Reflecting on God
> > I swim in a prayer
> >
> >
> > I had written a number of secular angel poems before this and challenged
> > myself to write down what I truly believed. I grew up Catholic, went to
a
> > Jesuit college until I was 17, then went into a kind of paperback Zen
> > Buddhism phase. Now, many moons later, I still like that poem.
> >
> > Andrew
> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> >
>
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