Are You Going to Stay? by Thomas Meyer

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend July 1, 2015   Are You Going to Stay?   Thomas Meyer

What was it I was going to say? Slipped away probably because it needn’t be said. At that edge   almost not knowing but second guessing the gain, loss, or effect of an otherwise hesitant remark.   Slant of light on a brass box. The way a passing thought knots the heart. There’s nothing, nothing to say.            Copyright © 2015 by Thomas Meyer. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “Why not take a reflective, little lyric moment, a sort of ‘negative capability’ sigh, and ignite it with a title (question) that demands a yes or no, not a maybe. The result struck me as oddly erotic.” —Thomas Meyer   Thomas Meyer is the author of Essay Stanzas (Song Cave, 2014). He lives in the mountains of western North Carolina. Poetry by Meyer   Essay Stanzas (Song Cave, 2014) "My Childhood" by Matthew Zapruder "One Way or Another" by Naomi Shihab Nye "Catastrophe Theory III" by Mary Jo Bang Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038