HAVE I NO HARVEST BUT A THORN?*

Diminish the desire
I beseech Thee -
let the surfeit reach me.
Squeeze this beggar's Heart
replete with excess,
so it should not want for more.

Forestall this fantasy
castigate these superfluous schemes
Let me stand knee deep
in a field of clover dreams,
four-leaves a plenty.
Let me no longer feel
this empty.

BjR 12 April '10

*TITLE from George Herbert

— Bonitaj, Apr 12, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Tip of Southern Africa, ZAF

Favorite Poets: Too many to narrow down, but briefly :, AUDEN, T.S. ELIOT, DICKENSON, RILKE, THOREAU, RUMI ... the list is endless. Am inspired by many, especially those that live lives of "quiet desperation, and go to the grave with a song still in them" (THoreau)

Critiques

Candlewitch

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Boni

perfect in all senses of the word. Except I don't understand the punctuation after the word "empty" Favorite lines: Forestall this fantasy castigate these superfluous schemes Let me stand knee deep in a field of clover dreams, four-leaves a plenty. Let me no longer feel this empty….. Always, Cat

Bonitaj

16 years 1 month ago

ok Cat!

Just wanted to leave it as a lingering ending... but I got your point and changed it! ;) Hope that works better and thanks so much for your input! Boni

judyanne

16 years 1 month ago

i so love this

let me go Home love judy

loved

16 years 1 month ago

very nice

really loved it lovely very nice LOVED

Bonitaj

16 years 1 month ago

THanks

beLOVED! Boni

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Boni

For once I am going to pretend you wrote this for me ... cause its exactly how I feel about something I am not going to crit this spoke to me as it is love and hugs Jayne-Chloe x x x (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!