Out-slept the Womb
Out-slept the Womb
Out-slept the womb, trancendent I,
Head resting on your belly sigh,
The crystal patchwork of my mind,
Attached to yours drinks from the vine,
My dreams beyond the clouding sky.
The first time that you smile belies,
You cannot turn away kind eyes,
From he who thinking love is blind,
Out-slept the womb.
I never knew I’d feel so high,
When from your touching strokes I lie,
And watch all ticking clocks unwind,
As all our cares are left behind,
As if unborn in stillness I,
Out-slept the womb.
About this poem
This poem is a Rondeau. My broad interpretation of Freud backed up in this case by Jung is that, from the moment we are born into this noisy world, part of our subconscious selves wants to return to the womb. It is the safe place and the Death wish. Throughout our lives it is balanced out by our egos. When the two combine in a moment of true love and stillness it represents the bliss moment of a life fulfilled.
Written on December 12, 2022
Submitted by IainMcLean on February 27, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A bbcxb ddcA bbccbA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 516 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 4, 6 |
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