do you see yourself here?
SLOWLY: a plainsong from an older woman to a younger woman
am I not....olden olden olden
it is unwanted.
wanting,..wanting
am I not....broken
stolen....common
am I not crinkled cranky poison
am I not glinty-eyed and frozen
am I not....aged
shaky....glazing
am I not....hazy
guarded....craven
am I not....only
stingy....little
am I not....simple
brittle....spitting
was I not....over
over....ridden?
speaking, speaking
am I not....elder
berry
brandy
am I not....olden olden olden
it is unwanted.
wanting,..wanting
am I not....broken
stolen....common
am I not crinkled cranky poison
am I not glinty-eyed and frozen
am I not....aged
shaky....glazing
am I not....hazy
guarded....craven
am I not....only
stingy....little
am I not....simple
brittle....spitting
was I not....over
over....ridden?
even the stones would do my bidding?
speaking, speaking
am I not....elder
berry
brandy
are you not wine before you find me
in your own beaker?
Judy Grahn
“Slowly: a plainsong from an older woman to a younger woman” from love belongs to those who do the feeling: New & Selected Poems (1966-2006). Copyright © 2008 by Judy Grahn.
when i was a young feminist judy grahn was at every poetry reading reading her common woman poems (see some here). i once painted the text of one onto my kitchen wall.
in your own beaker?
Judy Grahn
“Slowly: a plainsong from an older woman to a younger woman” from love belongs to those who do the feeling: New & Selected Poems (1966-2006). Copyright © 2008 by Judy Grahn.
when i was a young feminist judy grahn was at every poetry reading reading her common woman poems (see some here). i once painted the text of one onto my kitchen wall.
Labels: arthur mathews, frank brangwyn, george auriol, judy grahan, julius klinger, Kuniyoshi Utagawa, matisse, poetry, Utamaro Kitagawa, women
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