You Never Knew
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by Avinashi
You never knew
that after you left I stayed
by the impression on the ground where you’d lain
I drew my hand
over the flattened grass and it was
as if I needed and cherished your absence more
than I needed and cherished you
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(an extract from the poem SUSPENDED by Bruno K.Oijer from The Lost Words,translated from Swedish by Tom Geddes)
March 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
One of the most beautiful poems I’ve ever read. Is it a part of Undergraduate course in literature too?
as if I needed and cherished your absence more
than I needed and cherished you
Suits me just perfect
I’ve begun to feel that I need and cherish the ‘absence’ of everything in life rather than their presence.
The flattened grass, tha hand…. What a beautiful , beautiful way to put it.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:36 am
Its indeed a beautiful poem..!!