Monday, August 30, 2010

You Are Most Handsome


Think that you're gliding out
from the face of a cliff like an eagle.

Think that you're walking like a tiger walks
by himself in the forest.

You are most handsome when you are after food.
Spend less time with nightingales and peacocks.
One is just a voice, the other just a color.

4 comments:

Elisabeth said...

To me this is a brilliant way of talking about desire. Thanks Ruth.

sam said...

i see it very spiritually... full of power and fearlessness, seeking prey that we perceive as larger than ourselves, but which is fully within our grasp (or inside to begin with). "after food", that which nourishes the soul.

kellyab3 said...

i too see it as very spiritually, as acknowledging the beauty to be found in our desperate desire to simply have our need for "daily bread" met...

kellyab3 said...

i too see it very spiritually, as acknowledging the beauty of our desperate desire to simply have our most basic needs of "daily bread" meant...