A Room For Poetry

Something moves just beyond the mind's clumsy fingers. It has to do with seeds. The earth's insomnia. The garden going on without us needing no one to watch it not even the moon. by Lorna Crozier

Last night during dinner, my family and I enjoyed listening to Canada Live on CBC 2. This was a most special broadcast for me as it featured Rufus Wainwright live in Niagara on the Lake. Overall, I enjoyed listening to him tell little stories, including an elegy to Jeff Buckley, in between his performances. His opening song was I’m Going To A Town . On the cusp of the Health Care Reform platform that Obama is pushing for, Rufus dedicated this song, which he called a poem, to the United States. This is just a partial of the lyrics, my favourite bits… I’m Going To A Town Tell me do you really think you go to hell for having loved? Tell me and not for thinking everything that you've done is good (I really need to know) After soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood I'm so tired of America (I really need to know) Making my own way home Ain't gonna be alone I got a life to lead America I got a life to lead I got a soul to feed I got a dream to heed And that's all I need Ma...

Rambunctious, rebellious, raw Rufus radiates red, Ra He rouses a robust resonance from deep within You do not disappoint me Rufus you rouse the robust resonance from within You radiate the deep red of Ra Rambunctious, rebellious, raw By Janet Jarrell Side note of inspiration; Greg Hernandez on Meeting Rufus Wainwright...May 1, 2008 "...during his acceptance speech, he said: "An artist's decision to live an authentic life should go hand-in-hand with success. The more honest you are and more willing to share, the more gratifying it will be for your audience." He also touched on something that I have heard friends of mine express and I to some degree also feel (but much less so after my years of therapy!): "We have to work so hard to be so brilliant and be so fabulous all the time, we often forget that we are damaged and we are hurt. To allow gay people to think everything is fine - it's not." I love how this man has been true to himself from the very beg...

Words live in the mind One must draw on their inner voice Requiring absolute freedom to inscribe Words, Women, Immaculate Marriage Words live in your mind Liberate them with reverence Raise your beautiful voice, dominion By Janet Jarrell Loquacious with the The NaiSaiKu Challenge If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. Virginia Woolf