The shirt touches his neckMy literary friend sent me a couple of poems including this one by Jane Kenyon: "The first one is, I think, relevant to your feelings." (I love the way she phrased this sentence.) An ordinary object becoming an ingenious metaphor portraying a sense of longing. My first reaction was to laugh. Then I decided that I should give up writing since I would never write anything as subtle and beautiful.
and smooths over his back.
It slides down his sides.
It even goes down below his belt—
down into his pants.
Lucky shirt.
Everyday thoughts, observations, and explorations of a recent college graduate in biochemistry living in Houston.
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Shirt by Jane Kenyon
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