what I love

[paperleaves]

I love it when I am washing a palette
and the red paint spills on my hands
like lakes of blood
and I love when I am reading alone at night.
with every chapter I take a minute to read to a ghost.
I love seeing landscapes
and people holding hands
although it kills me, because mine are lonely
I love lilies
and Chicago
and Mexico
and Miguel, because even though he doesn't speak much english, he still tells me he loves me everyday. that I am his precious princess, his regalo de Dios, and that with every sunrise he will wake and think of me.
I love that in ten minutes I will be happy.
for five seconds.
I love spanish classical music, and the calming breeze of anxiousness.
I love the way drug dealers walk,
I love lampshades dressed in eccentric patterns
I love coca cola after makinglove, and when babies mumble
I feel like I hear angels whispering the most innocent things

[thegitksan]

goosebumps. I got goosebumps reading this one.

[breathtest]

This is my favourite poem posted on Litnet. It eclipses everything.


I love the way drug dealers walk


I love that in ten minutes i will be happy. / for five seconds

My God, it is genius.

I think maybe you should try and get published, if you are not already.

[Free Falcon]

I also love reading alone at night
with each page i turn
i breath a poem
and fill my eyes
with the shines of inspiration

Paperleaves: forgive my meaningless words here
I just felt overload with beauity reading your poem
Keep posting

[symphony]

And now will you please allow me to tell you what I love? It's this kind of poem (no, this is the kind where I allow myself to say the word poetry-- real, raw, poetry) that I love, dear lady. :nod:

[paperleaves]

Thank you for such wonderful compliments! :D

[MorpheusSandman]

*shakes head* I just don't know what to say anymore paperleaves; I'm going to exhaust my entire critical vocabulary if I keep reading your poems! And here's a first (that I've read) from you; a poem built around a refrain. The genius is in how broad the piece is in such a refrain, how you build complexity through the emotions expressed; this piece is able to go from smiling levity to tender sadness and regret in a turn of line. From the brief and elegant lines of 'lilies' and the cities, to elaborate prose poetry in the next line. The happiness lines are truly original and brilliantly epigrammatic.

You present a paradox to me paperleaves; at once you inspire me to write better and, what's more, to write pieces like this, and, on the other hand I get frustrated knowing I can't and then I want to do this: :crash: :D

[stephofthenight]

very...chilling...
but most enjoyable
Steph

[The Walker]

i didn't know how to commet on this the first time I read it and I still dont know. ..
I just keep loving it.
Thanks for sharing!:)

[Bar22do]

what a nice idea to retrieve this one! graceful and tender, just perfect for my heavy morning.... thanks Paper!

[PrinceMyshkin]

Many thanks to The Walker and Bar for bringing this back. The whole of it, but especially these lines:


I love that in ten minutes I will be happy.
for five seconds.
I love spanish classical music, and the calming breeze of anxiousness.
I love the way drug dealers walk,

brought back the giddy happiness I felt when I first read it.

[paperleaves]

Wow, what a flashback! Thanks for bringing this back, y'all, I really enjoyed re-reading the comments (new and old), thanks for the fresh ones, walker and bar!


love
Kate

[~Sophia~]

I don't remember this one or surely I would have commented! Great poem paper and, I can totally relate to and loved loved loved the opening 3 lines! (the rest is wonderful too) Hugs.