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We smile and nod  

senfully 55F  
618 posts
4/6/2021 6:25 am
We smile and nod

We smile and nod
written March 30th, 2021

I bring you the book
the one I have read
every day of my life

you translate it into Aramaic
then back into English
and say it is very nice.
_____

I cook for you
the food that sustains me
and offer to share it with you

you discard the food
and eat the bowl
you seem to enjoy it?
_____

I take you out
for a walk in the yard
that is my life

you stare the whole time
at the grave I am trying
to walk away from.
______

I offer to you
in my cupped hands
the flame that is my love

you put the fire out
and say thank goodness
that crisis has been averted.
______

We sit beside each other
and smile and nod
trying to decide
if this is enough.

senfully 55F  
443 posts
4/6/2021 6:26 am

 A few years ago there was a pretty funny tweet about a song that had been translated into Aramaic and then back into English. The end result was fairly formal and elegant, which was completely different from the original song, though the two versions essentially said the same thing.


kamaruhl3 63M
4985 posts
4/6/2021 8:13 pm

 all your poems make me feel something thank you


senfully replies on 4/7/2021 4:54 pm:
That just amazes me and is such a gift for me. Thank you. This poem isn't about anyone specifically (not my husband), but I love it. It's not cheerful but I was feeling frustrated and angry when I wrote it, and I never let myself feel angry, so I think it's pretty amazing.

Ultraviolet_Sol 43M
622 posts
4/7/2021 2:24 am

 Sort of like a reflection of Mars and Venus...

or how language has evolved from a singular symbol, and even in the modern age, in a modern language, it is as much of a Babylon as ever, and yet... There are moments of genius, within the language, such as when a Poetess like you expresses herself.
*. *. *


senfully replies on 4/7/2021 4:56 pm:
I attended a seminar once, back when I was in college, presented by a linguist probably. My take away was that no word has just one specific meaning. It was a fascinating and disturbing presentation. Thank you for the compliment. It means a lot to me to know my words are being read and responded to.

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