gay
gay wedding
his father gave him away
long ago
(Published in Sketchbook June 2008)
posted by Bill | 7:08 AM
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9 Comments:
i know a few gay guys and they all had a traumatic experience within the family... well done!
that's both clever and very moving.
Thanks, polona, andrew, and Juliet. As many will know, the first same-sex weddings in California just took place, following a court ruling.
Sad. It does not happen here. India has a long way to go. Can you believe it, our Hindu scriptures does speak of homosexuality.
In most states, it doesn't happen here either, gautami. And in California it didn't happen until a few days ago.
Well thought our and written. Strong sentiments without sounding preachy. I like it a lot!
But he got a father. BTW, which one?
Read just about Walt Whitman, someone said he got a wife and children, but he didn't.
And I prefer his Leaves # 2, year 1856, my favorites.
Thank you, jem.
Well, tikkis, the 3d (1860) has much to recommend it, but the 1856 is certainly a powerhouse.
You're right about Walt's domestic arrangements. He once boasted that he had fathered a few illegitimate children in New Orleans, but nobody believed him.
"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" may be my favorite among his poems.
Leaves of Grass (1856), Sun-Down Poem:
FLOOD-TIDE of the river, flow on! I watch
you, face to face,
Clouds of the west! sun half an hour high! I see
you also face to face.
Later that poem named:
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
FLOOD-TIDE below me! I watch you face to face;
etc. Thanks Bill for this tip!
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