tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post7247776893769995192..comments2023-09-05T10:54:48.587-04:00Comments on Carol's Blog: Lost Consolation, January 21, 2009Carol Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595144684966143887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-79853355762395379012009-01-24T09:44:00.000-05:002009-01-24T09:44:00.000-05:00I can not find the entire poem from which the prom...I can not find the entire poem from which the prompt lines are taken. I've read through several Forrest Gander poems, searching, and that has been a pleasure.Carol Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595144684966143887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-18842542994589707362009-01-21T14:55:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:55:00.000-05:00ConsolationI need a cave but I won't go in.A hand ...Consolation<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I need a cave but I won't go in.<BR/>A hand to hold but I flinch.<BR/>Circle, circle, circle like a dog<BR/>I'm tired and weary and won't stop.<BR/><BR/>The sky is blue but the black<BR/>Seeps through. And the night fair game<BR/>for torment.<BR/><BR/>Obama! A new star<BR/>The word means hope<BR/>I have wonder and waiting.<BR/><BR/>Into the cloud of grief,<BR/>Is the place to find comfort.<BR/>Today I made a call.<BR/><BR/>The icy air signals me<BR/>To listen<BR/>Because I know.<BR/>The distant bells<BR/>Are less impeded<BR/>And more beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com