love test

turns to the moon

as if it alone is the true arbiter

the prepotent stallion of

uncertain ancestry,

that without compromise

takes

our little wishes

our petty heartaches

in the wombs of

it's little spirit men

filled with the juice of

the ancients

who themselves couldn't

stomach pain or distance or

even the death of a loved one

so

encased their cats in a minor

sarcophagus at the

feet of the dead pharaoh 

who in life confused

mass with mixture

(the sun going down with the

failure of crops).

Now, who will give freely to

their Cordelia

the painful corolla,

the intoxicating moonseed

smooth as a sealed garment?

Who

plays Lear in his bright red

montmorency in this final test of love?

the end. 

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! what a mix ... Ancient Egypt, Shakespeare and moon goddess .. the juxtaposition of men and women is intriguing ... the moon as "the prepotent stallion of uncertain ancestry" ... and "in the wombs of it's little spirit men" .. a strong sense of angst and sarcasm says i ... our lives are small .. we typically don't think so but ...they are very very small .. we sometimes wrap ourselves up tight to avoid all kinds of things ... entombed we miss everything it is to be human ... this is a challenging read for me H D ... every line an avenue, alley or speedway to investigate ... killer closing ... love's final test ... the end ... sheesh!
E.

[Corset]

Exactly what Einstein said so well.

[h d e rushin]

thank you my friend...My hero is Hart Crane and this is my feeble attempt to be him, vicariously of course. His was the poetry of symbolism modified to sound absent or ordinary in a world (as you have suggested) where everyone is just ordinary.
but poets are inflatable; abnormally and imprudently distended to carry around all of this hypothetical pretentiousness without bursting, lol....thank you for your kind words my friend....dana

[Corset]

haven't heard of him, but i will look him up for sure now :}

[Arundass TP]

each line of this poem strikes strongly in my heart. very well presented.

[h d e rushin]

thank you so much love.....ps: i love your name....dana

[Arundass TP]

thank you friend, all Indian names are like that; it is taken out of Hindu Epics like Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavata and Puranas all written in Sanskrit language. Try to learn it. Beautiful language i feel. Never used for speech; even very rare. Once it was a major language. Thank you friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

if you love me, you will take off your mask, get really close...and contract together with me.
I heard a lady interviewed at one of his rallies today..."God will watch over me as I live" the reporter said...
"can't watch over you if you are dead"
You blend in the Shakespeare references so deftly.
j.

[h d e rushin]

thanks jacob....you've been the ultimate teacher to us all.....dana