Sonnets Up the Stretch #7--last one

by St. Bayno on Apr 3, 2009 1:23 PM PDT

Traverse the bay. It is just home to them

that spent too long admiring the wreck; and did

you know the sand was once alive and swimming?

Not now. We shall in economic crisis

wear red and black and enjoy ourselves regardless

of the journalistic facts. Though each of us

a narrow band of mourning wears, let us greet

with rivers of blood and comely looks the playoffs.

I am distracted, in an airport. It's so late

they vacuum round me. The music is orange and

inescapable--ditto the TSA announcements--

but friends! when the sun's chariot rises and burns

like a cliche on Des Moines' lips I will fly home.

Do we know how little we know about tomorrow?

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Brilliant

I love it. This isn’t almrt, is it?

by T$ 225 on Apr 3, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

The easy answer is no. We cannot know what we do not know. If we knew what we didn’t know, then we wouldn’t not know it. And I would be a very rich man, indeed. However, to expound a bit, I believe it isn’t the state of not knowing which reveals it, but the asking of the question.

However, the question reveals a paradox. If we were to know, not only would we not ask, we wouldn’t care. It is not the known which stimulates the heart and mind. If the answer was yes, none of us would be here. None of us would know love. Or passion. None of us, to come full circle, would know the Blazers. All the same, none of these things would we know, if we knew them. Ergo, there is a great deal which we know, simply by not knowing it.

by T$ 225 on Apr 3, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

my favorite

rec. way to finish strong.

UDOKA!

by CLRNCE. on Apr 3, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

like a cliche on Des Moines' lips

to God’s ears.

Thanks for bringing high art to The Edge. – Elgin

Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards

by 22baylor on Apr 3, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

Swell

by tominhawaii on Apr 3, 2009 5:47 PM PDT reply actions

schnarf?

okay I’m your typical guy as I don’t enjoy poetry. I read this for the first time and was going to be a jerk and bash it here in the comment section. but then I read it again and something came over me. It’s pretty good and I enjoyed it a lot. well played author. I especially like the suns chariot line. good stuff,
rec

by GoBlaze22 on Apr 4, 2009 3:45 AM PDT reply actions