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I would curse you with love
To see your nights swallowed up by longing
And have you focused to a beam and burning
I would curse you with love
To hear your heartsong restless and churning
Steal a year of your mind with wanting
I would curse you with love
To see your nights swallowed up by longing
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I'm experimenting with different poetic forms at the moment. As usual, an idea for a poem usually begins with a line - in this case: "I would curse you with love" - but it often doesn't really take shape beyond a couple of lines. A triolet is useful because all it is is a couple of lines but shaped into a particular form. It's nice to have some time to experiment and tease out an idea.
Less than two more weeks of summer holidays and then it's back to work. But only for a term. And then freedom. Terrifying freedom.
It's been over 40 degrees here in Melbourne for the last week. The only time I can use my computer is from about 6am to 9am in the morning, and then the heat becomes unbearable. The rest of the day, I spend in the living room where there is (thankfully) air con, and I either watch TV or read. The Australian Open is on so Rianna usually commandeers the TV. Yesterday, she had to go into uni, so I got to watch a bunch of episodes of Star Trek: DS9. After a couple of years trying to watch this series, I've finally arrived at Season 3 and things are starting to get interesting with the Cardassians and the Dominion.
Yesterday was the 18th anniversary since Star Trek: Voyager first aired (back in 1995). Almost 20 years! I know I came to the fandom late, after the show had ended, but it still makes me feel old.
To see your nights swallowed up by longing
And have you focused to a beam and burning
I would curse you with love
To hear your heartsong restless and churning
Steal a year of your mind with wanting
I would curse you with love
To see your nights swallowed up by longing
///
I'm experimenting with different poetic forms at the moment. As usual, an idea for a poem usually begins with a line - in this case: "I would curse you with love" - but it often doesn't really take shape beyond a couple of lines. A triolet is useful because all it is is a couple of lines but shaped into a particular form. It's nice to have some time to experiment and tease out an idea.
Less than two more weeks of summer holidays and then it's back to work. But only for a term. And then freedom. Terrifying freedom.
It's been over 40 degrees here in Melbourne for the last week. The only time I can use my computer is from about 6am to 9am in the morning, and then the heat becomes unbearable. The rest of the day, I spend in the living room where there is (thankfully) air con, and I either watch TV or read. The Australian Open is on so Rianna usually commandeers the TV. Yesterday, she had to go into uni, so I got to watch a bunch of episodes of Star Trek: DS9. After a couple of years trying to watch this series, I've finally arrived at Season 3 and things are starting to get interesting with the Cardassians and the Dominion.
Yesterday was the 18th anniversary since Star Trek: Voyager first aired (back in 1995). Almost 20 years! I know I came to the fandom late, after the show had ended, but it still makes me feel old.
