The first line is from Millay’s ‘What Savage Blossom’




On a Line by Millay

“It was an honest thing.  Not Noble.  Yet no shame.”

I never aspired to nobility; such purity and sanctity

Of spirit would never have permitted such passion

As you aroused in me, awakened in me.  You dared

Me to allow my heart its voice, and to hear your own.

We met each night and embraced as lovers, not real

But true; not love, but honest desire without shame.

 

 





Poetry by countryfog
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Written on 2012-02-18 at 19:19

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Brian Oarr
"Honest desire without shame" ... that's the crux of the matter, isn't it, cf? Be it physical or intellectual, it is something that only a lover can bring and men so desparately need.

I smile at the concept of a "heart its voice" ... personification of that which is already human ... an intelectual Russian doll.

Brian
2012-02-19


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Being of philistinian descent, I have no idea what constitutes nobility. I do, however, cherish grace, and you have produced another gracefully-written poem.
2012-02-19



I question whether nobility (of spirit) obviates passion (physical).
2012-02-19


josephus The PoetBay support member heart!
All great poetry demands a commitment
from the reader to FEEL its content
Your poem does that in spades!
Powerful stuff my friend.

Joe
2012-02-18