Sunday, February 7, 2010

North on I-380

fifty miles from home
the road is a gray pool
sliding ahead of my wheels

oncoming headlights like passing stars
the dark is a cocoon
her breathy hum sating the air

in my windowed shelter I glide
flowing like water
a single drop held by her voice

on repeat the song begins again and again
until the lights of home appear
an oasis from my lonely travels
posted by Unknown at 2/07/2010 12:01:00 AM
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11 comments:

  1. kendraFebruary 7, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    who were you listening to? : )

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  2. UnknownFebruary 7, 2010 at 11:59 PM

    Jenn Mierau "Hum"

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  3. Hollis P MonroeFebruary 8, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Jenn is a good friend of mine (as well as label partner). i'm sure she'll find this poem quite cool, as i do, and honoring! i'm passing it on to her right now...

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  4. UnknownFebruary 8, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    Hollis- Thank you so much! I downloaded the song from Amazon and this was the first time I had listened to it. It was so perfect in that moment that I just put my iPod on repeat for the last half of my trip.

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  5. kendraFebruary 8, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    will have to check it out! love the poem.

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  6. Hollis P MonroeFebruary 11, 2010 at 11:31 PM

    That's quite awesome, Christy! (or should i say Rose?) Would you mind if I posted something about this (and your poetry project) on our label blog and/or link to this post?

    Kendra, if you're in the US, you should still be able to get "Hum" for free on Amazon. Enjoy!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 11, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    Feel free to mention/link whatever you'd like on your blog. I think it's crazy-fun to be connected to the artist who inspired me.

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  8. jenn mierauFebruary 13, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    Christy!
    This poem is so beautiful and I am profoundly honoured that my song inspired it! I'll definitely link to it in my blog, not just because of the connection to my song, but because i think your idea of 365 days of poetry is brilliant and I really like your writing! I've often thought about doing a similar thing with songs (writing a song a week for a period of time) and have just never made the commitment. But you've inspired me! (Nice how that works, hey?) Maybe i'll try to do that at some point this summer, and if so, maybe we could do it in collaboration - like i'd use one of your poems to write my song for the week... just a thought.

    anyway, keep on writing! i'm excited to see how your project unfolds!

    and thanks again!!

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  9. UnknownFebruary 13, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    I think that's a fantastic idea! I would love to collaborate. I haven't written a song in years, but after what you did with Ursula Kowcun's poem I think it could be wonderful.

    You can contact me at rose_wafes@yahoo.com about future projects.

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  10. jenn mierauFebruary 15, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    i will do so! and i'll post the link to my blog here. i plan on publishing this thursday!

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  11. jenn mierauFebruary 19, 2010 at 6:14 PM

    hi again.
    here's the link to my blog where i talk about your lovely poem: http://jennmierau.com/fr_musings.cfm?feature=1200906&postid=187763

    thanks again!!
    enjoying the rest of your poetry too!!

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