Written in the 70s — On the Song

Posted on May 1, 2018 by JMN

*On the Song of Songs*
Bernard of Clairvaux
B
You are my subject, scraped from the womb.
Will we cross in Limbo, sad progenitor and aspiring heir?
Who will survive?
I have been scoured from your mother’s eyes
as resolutely as the tides tear their pound of continent.
You came in a blush of sheets[,]
A curious tongue fathomed her, found you between her lips[.]
Do you get me or shall I father you?

(Copyright 2018 James Mansfield Nichols. All rights reserved.)

70s-12
Written in the 70s, 70s-12. (Copyright 2018 James Mansfield Nichols. All rights reserved.)
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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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