Midnight Poetry: “La Femme Qui Pleure”
La Femme Qui Pleure
(William Haskins)
i dreamt you were
a picasso
and i was
a matisse.
a picasso
and i was
a matisse.
we hung on opposite
gallery walls
of intersecting
gallery halls,
separated by
a parade of
clicking heels and
voyeur eyes.
your every angle:
stark, severe,
peering through
fragmented tears,
you begged
for my tranquility
and offered me
your madness.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 pm
One of my alltime favorites. Just wonderful.
July 3rd, 2009 at 4:32 am
Good stuff Haskins. Enjoyed it.
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July 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 am
One of my favorites by you, sir. It’s gorgeous.
July 3rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
thank you all for the kind comments.
July 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Magnifique! And I do believe it would translate quite nicely. Or did you (gasp) write it in french to begin with?
August 18th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I’m hoping to see more midnight poetry. When I think of poetry in the wee hours, this is one of the first that come to mind. So beautifully tragic.
August 19th, 2009 at 7:08 am
I’m on it! I got a couple of really wonderful pieces from the Book of Kells exhibit in Dublin. I wasn’t allowed to photograph anything there and didn’t have paper or pen on me to transcribe, so I risked it and emailed Trinity College’s Manuscript Department.
They were simply so nice, they sent someone into the hall to get the poems for me.
I’ll try to post one tonight. Thanks for the pinch. It’s a worthy sting.