you take me to the river
where your mind strokes my perfect body
where the river tells me
you have always been my lover
where the sun pours down like honey
I am wearing rags and feathers
eating tea and oranges from
half crazy and walking on the water.
In the spirit of Rosemary
Nissen-Wade’s #6 and Lisa Brockwell’s #11 poems of 55 words inspired by a
popular song. Mine is Leonard Cohen’s ‘Suzanne’ while every line is a take on the poem (which I love)
That might well have been mine too, Gail, as it has very romantic personal associations for me. (Smile.) But I am very happy to read your lovely remix instead, and reminisce!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteyou can go back further on take me to the river. https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=9C7VBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=%22take+me+to+the+river%22+in+afro+american+spirituality&source=bl&ots=SXtSKdagPA&sig=QX74_vZMfNUW07vHlqfEYJDGZs4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm_sS3paHNAhXkJ6YKHR82D6IQ6AEIMzAG#v=snippet&q=%22take%20me%20to%20the%20river%22&f=false
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