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The Promise - Jane Hirshfield

Suggested by Inanisvoid
Stay, I said
to the cut flowers.
They bowed
their heads lower.

Stay, I said to the spider,
who fled.

Stay, leaf.
It reddened,
embarrassed for me and itself.

Stay, I said to my body.
It sat as a dog does,
obedient for a moment,
soon starting to tremble.

Stay, to the earth
of riverine valley meadows,
of fossiled escarpments,
of limestone and sandstone.
It looked back
with a changing expression, in silence.

Stay, I said to my loves.
Each answered,
Always.




Suggester's comments:
"I think there are quite a few ways you can interpret this poem, and that it will speak to people in a very different way at different times in their life."



Jane Hirshfield was born 24 February 1953 and is an American poet, essayist and translator.





May I have this dance?I never seen a heart left unbroken
Or eyes that never cried
Not a nightmare left unawakened
In this town of lies
But don't fret,I've hidden all the knives
Just let me take your hand,might I ask
If I may have this dance
For the rest of our lives
Just be happy
Cross your fingers and breath
Take the world off your shoulders
I swear I'll never leave.
Let the regrets disappear
It's all far from us now
For once I'll watch you smile
Forget the cold hearted town

ANOMYNOUSbyFORCE

Suggested by crystelclear1104
I never seen a heart left unbroken 
Or eyes that never cried
Not a nightmare left unawakened 
In this town of lies

But don't fret,I've hidden all the knives 
Just let me take your hand,might I ask
If I may have this dance 
For the rest of our lives 

Just be happy 
Cross your fingers and breath
Take the world off your shoulders
I swear I'll never leave.

Let the regrets disappear 
It's all far from us now 
For once I'll watch you smile
Forget the cold hearted town


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Writer's comments:
"Yeah
Writers block
But; I just want to let us be happy 
And dance away the issues, by his side"



ANOMYNOUSbyFORCE, or Miranda, is a writer from the United States and has been on deviantART since Jan 8, 2012.



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