20th day
on the couch we lie
heart to heart, as sleep
buttons you to my chest
and though my body
aches, I dare not move
this climate we share
so intimate: slow
synch of heartbeats
as our rivers converge
I heard Graham read some of his new book – The First 30 and
other poems – at Geelong Library and it was quite something. Such tenderness,
such sureness of tone. The First 30 is a poem a day written after the birth of
his son. And what a beautiful cover!
Available from Another Lost Shark Publications.
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Hi Jen,
ReplyDeleteit is a lovely cover...and a beautiful poem. The phrase 'as sleep buttons you to my chest'...so apt
Thanks for sharing this and thanks to Graham too.
Thanks Helen, am glad that phrase spoke deeply to you.
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It's excellent I think for men to express their love and their experience of having children. I love poetry like this: spare, but so full and powerful at the same time. And, yes, fantastic cover.
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on your last few Tuesday Poems - I love the tenderness of this one, and enjoyed all your choices for the last few weeks.
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