Jonathan ROBIN (22 September / London)

LIFE'S LONGINGS



Down in dark doldrums fears fixate
upon vast gap twixt heavens high
and quandary's kernel: Time flies by,
love leaves, heart grieves regrets too late.
Age rues youth's fizzle, former state,
hopes hinging on dea[r]th's mirthless 'why? '
as jeroboam from which fly
can't drain a drop, perpetuate
life's longings, cannot integrate
dust sediment in desert dry,
or moth-less yucca stamen shy
where stigma vainly contemplate
that Death's dark drizzle/sizzle lasts.
Deprived of hummus, humour fasts.

14 March 2010
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AP Contest Wordbank
Fixate - stare
Drizzle - fine rain
Yucca - a plant requiring a moth for pollination
http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca
Jeroboam - large official drink container 4.5 litres
http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_bottle
Heavens - above
Kernel - the central component (of most operating systems) or seed
Hummus - Middle Eastern delicacy
Sediment - dredge of a river of bottle of wine
Doldrums - deep woe
Hinging - depending on or relating to a door.
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Stigma - Badge of shame, Scar, social stigma, also part of the female reproductive part of a flower
http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigma
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