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A Case Of Human Heliotropism

from Love Unbidden - love poems for Irene by Peggy Seeger

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A CASE OF HUMAN HELIOTROPISM
(1989)

It was time to go
In one swift, graceful move
You laid me down
Face up in the nest
Little hungry bird, me,
One of life’s chose
Mouth ready for communion
(Or one of a band of supplicants
Blindly begging alms ?)

No, simpler than that
Yes, simpler than all that

The sun shines
And the flower forgets the night
Leaning, straining
It will crowd others
To place its halo of tines
To best receive the daily light

Light (for the sun must rise)
Dark (for I close my eyes
And am lit by your hair)
Leaning, waiting,
Mobile yet rooted there
My face-flower seeks
Turns and opens
Little hungry human, me

It’s as simple as that

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from Love Unbidden - love poems for Irene, released June 26, 2020

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Peggy is one of the most influential folk singers on either side of the Atlantic. She is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her first life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for her. She has made more than 22 solo recordings to date. Please check ewanmaccoll.bandcamp.com for other albums featuring Peggy. ... more

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