Thou Art Indeed Lust Poem by Evan Lindeman

Long under miserable covers I've cowered,
Cursing my luck and weakness and inaction,
But to you again, you cruel fascination,
I remind you to remember our days that flowered.

In gray forests you founded your kingdom,
And through thickening woods we made our climb,
And with twigged crown and frigid gaze,
You with your scepter struck my metal heart.

And when the day was gone and moon was high,
We set out from the comfort of our home
And upon a vast road we made to roam
Until upon a lonely glade we lied and pondered the stars

T'was in covers together that we once cowered,
These tender moments I bid you to remember.
O love of life, I do not speak in vain,
Bring relief to my strife, and send my roots rain.


Inspired by Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord, a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

© Evan Lindeman,2016