I have created this blog as part of a semester long assignment for my creative writing class at the University of Southern Maine.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Explanation
That poem was written a few years back for my fiance when she was sick in the hospital. She had just undergone a bone marrow transplant as well at chemo and she was stuck in an isolation room in the hospital on and off, sometimes for extended periods of time. I wrote this to her during a time when our relationship existed through the phone only for a couple months. It was a hard time for both of us, but this was meant to show how excited I got every time my phone rang and she was on the other end. Every reference to her was also capitalized because I was referring to one specific person, not a general idea of a person. I am sure it is not great, because I have never had any classes on poetry before, but it expressed one of the greatest emotions I have ever felt for anyone so I have always kept this poem. I even still go back and read it from time to time.
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Todd,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanation, though none is even needed. The poem is wonderful in what it captures. The anticipation. The delight. The love. You do, indeed, know something about matters of the heart. Thanks for sharing this one.