Matt at Autumn Sky
 

YAY! That is good to see. Congratulations Matt, super-lovely to see your poetry out there.

(lovely gentle poem, too)

Sarah-Jane

That's gorgeous, Matt.

Susan

It’s so lovely it hurts. Ouch. (That's high praise.)

Nice one, Matt! Smooth and sanative.

Yes, lovely stuff, Matt.

Chris, Sarah, Susan, Allen, Ralph, David

Many thanks!

This was workshopped here about three years back -- which shows how useless I am at sending things out -- so thanks to everyone for the helpful critique back then.

Matt

Nice one, Matt!
RM

Wonderful, Matt! It has a similar miraculous simplicity that all my fave poems have, such as "So We'll Go No More Aroving".

Cally

Nice poem, Matt. Congrats!

Many thanks, Rick, Cally, and Martin.

Cally, that's a very flattering comparison! After I read it, I went and put on Leonard Cohen's sung version of it, which is how I first came across Byron's poem (I have a shocking lack of literary education!). Curiously enough, I had a Cohen tune in my head when I wrote this poem, his Take this Waltz (which is his translation of Lorca's Little Viennese Waltz).

-Matt

Following a PM, I'm just adding a link to the poem itself:

https://autumnskypoetrydaily.com/202...by-matt-quinn/

Lovely poem, Matt. Congratulations!

~mignon

Congratulations, Matt!

Mignon and Andrew,

Many thanks!

Thanks for the link, Matt. It’s a very nice poem!

Cheers,
John

Thanks John!

Matt,

I hope it's OK to add this link here for you. I thought PMing it would deprive others from enjoying this little song with lyrics in Rimbaud's own handwriting on the screen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eEQpJ_oTyg

Congrats to Matt <(:-)

It's a beautiful poem, with potential to be set to music imho.

Best wishes,
Fliss

Mignon, thank you for the song link.

Fliss, thanks! I do tend to sing this poem to a tune in waltz time.

You're welcome, Matt. I am pleased to read that you sing <(:-)

Truly gorgeous and timeless poem, Matt. I remember it.

Sorry I'm late. But, y'know, timeless and all that so it doesn't matter does it?

:)