Drunk and disorderly and delirious and delighted. (Hiccup).
Finally a poem that captures that tipsy teetering feeling exactly. (Although the last time I was drunk - the moon didn't just wobble - there were two moons in the sky...)
But it also describes intoxication of a different kind. That kind where you're high on inspiration and enthusiasm - 'and the whole world a mouth', the whole world for the taking and you wanting more and more, head-over-heels in love with life - 'give me a double, a kiss.'
Drunk - Carol Ann Duffy
Suddenly the rain is hilarious.
The moon wobbled in the dusk.
What a laugh. Unseen frogs
belch in the damp grass.
The strange perfumes of darkening trees.
Cheap red wine
and the whole world a mouth.
Give me a double, a kiss.
I love, love, LOVE Carol Ann Duffy (I saw her at a reading last year and I was beyond giddy) but I have somehow never come across this poem before. I love it...it feels lilting and slightly hazy, the way things do when you're drunk, but it also has this lovely sense of clarity and belonging too - sometimes, after a glass of wine or two, I feel so alive and involved...thiscaptures both sides of that beautifully.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful choice for poem of the day! xxx
PS: I keep meaning to ask - do you post your own writing anywhere? I mean, other than your blogs on here?
Thanks Cheryl! Yes, she's one of my favourite poets I must say. And you're right - this poem does have a sense of belonging to it.
ReplyDeleteI post some of my poems on A Blog of One's Own. And I post little snippets on OneWord - which if you haven't already checked it out - do! It's quite inspiring: www.oneword.com
Other than that, it's all offline!
How about you? I do love your writing style! :)