Poetry this week has been fun. Especialy today's poem from Poem-A-Day because it's about love and science. I thoght it had some really great comparisons.
My love is as a fever, longing still
by Christopher Bursk
Not to mention the fact that I want to go to a college similar to Harvard..... I guess it wouldn't be as much fun if you didn't know what they were talking about with the science. But since I do, I really like it.
It didn't take a Harvard Medical School degree
to detect you and I were not lovers destined to wed
but two viruses doing their best to infect each other,
two fevers that'd spread, different symptoms of the same
sickness. Past cure I am, now reason is past care.
Did I really wish to die? The doctor dismissed me
with the professional ease with which one might swat a fly,
as if for the fly's own good. So what
if you loved me more intimately than anyone ever would?
A cancer cell could say that of any body
it refused to let go. Once the heart was infected,
how could it be corrected? So what was I waiting for?
The truth is, the doctor smiled,
the microbe adores the flesh it's dating.
Now...this week's reading....Um, there's not much left to say, other than that of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit.
This week's quote is from Lord of the Rings, Part Two: The Two Towers (the movie)
Sam: What we needs is a few good taters,
Smeagol/Gollum: What's taters, precious, what's taters, eh?
Sam: PO-TA-TOES, boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew....
Ah, classic.
-Jenni
I thought those were some unique comparisons, too. Have you read "Why Latin Should Still Be Taught in High School"? (It's also by Christopher Bursk)
ReplyDeleteI'll look at the other Christopher Bursk poem recommended by Clara. I also really liked Love is as a fever, longing still.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting how many of you liked this poem (me, too!) -- must talk about this tomorrow!
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