June 27, 2007

The Longest Poem in the World


I love collecting words. I have a pile of old browned notebooks, dating from way back when I was a teen-ager, filled with a hodgepodge of hastily jotted-down verses, lyrics, sentences, phrases that have caught my attention over the years and kept for posterity.

This piece I am sharing with you is a great favorite. I really don't recall who penned it. But I sure wish that it was I who had written it....

The Longest Poem in the World

I am going to write, someday, the longest poem in the world.

Intricate, wonderful, precise
Flowing as a river flows
Flying as a bird
Singing, singing, and so entirely true
It will melt the heart
And make us all love one another,
Sit in the sun,
Laugh and watch the babies crawl through the soft grass
Making a happy noise.

It will be the longest poem in the world
And for days now I have been hearing it all at once
From beginning to end, all at once.
The words shining and flashing,
The furred words and the quiet mouselike words
The round words and the square words
Orange and green and pale yellow,
Sliding over each other
Kisssing each other on the forehead
Rubbing under the hand like a puppy.

In my head a storehouse of words
And all of them nice.
All of them about love
And buttered rolls
And my girl.

It must be a nice world
For those who can, period.
Who can do it
Have it
Know it without asking why
Or how to hold it.

But I could never be it
Or do it
Or have it
I can only say it.

And I will keep on saying it
And, someday,
That will be the longest poem in the world.

91 comments:

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

Beautiful

krystyna said...

Hi Irene!
I love collecting words too.
It is fascinating for me how words move together on the page and form sentences.
Your amazing work with words is very inspiring and unique.
Thanks for "The Longest Poem in The World".
Best to you!

TiG said...

What a wonderful poem! One day when I discover that I have talent I'll write a great poem like that one.

/snicker
/grin

twilite said...

Hi Irene! Wow...you do have a way with words! I love collecting words too but I'm not a poet!

Love your writes and your poems.

Thanks for dropping a note of encouragement...C U!

Pamela said...

it needs to be set to music..... beautiful

Irene said...

The Winged Acrophobic: I told you so! =)

Krystyna: As I said, I really wish I had written it. It's just such a perfect poem!

Shelley: You're on. I'll wait for your great poem then! ;p

Twilite: Thanks! I'll see you again soon!

Pamela: I agree. What a lovely song it would make! Happy weekend, dahling!

Siddharth Tripathy said...

some words want to come and sit beside some other words...I just do that I dont stop them from doing that...
A writing happens miraculously


Loved your words

Siddharth

Clare said...

I'm another word lover, especially the sounds and shapes of them. And I LOVE this poem -- thank you for sharing it with us! And thanks so much for stopping by my blog -- I just put a link for your blog on mine.
:)

thethinker said...

I really liked that poem (it makes me wish I could write poetry).

Irene said...

Clare: Wonderful! I'll like your site to mine as well so we can be blogger friends. Woohoo! ;p

The Thinker: I'm sure you can come up beautiful poetry if you really want to. You're such a gifted writer! =)

Mimi Lenox said...

Lovely, just lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Irene said...

Queen Mimi: Hi! How are you? I am still having difficulty posting comments on your site, but you can be sure I'm always checking up on you. Happy weekend, dahling! And all the best to Bud! ;p

Paolo... said...

fascinatingly cool! been missing your posts!

Irene said...

Paolo: Wow! It's flattering to know I've been missed. Thanks! =)

So, have you seen Transformers yet? ;p

Paolo... said...

hey...unfortunately I have no time to watch it! :( but I am dying to do so!

spacedlaw said...

Love the picture and the poem is great.
Thanks for visiting.

Irene said...

Paolo: So have you watched Transformers yet? ;p

I hear the latest Die Hard is also a knockout movie. Can't wait to see that, too!

Spacedlaw: Great to have you here. I'll be sure to catch you again soon! :)

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