I wish you were here, dear - Joseph Brodsky

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I wish you were here, dear - Joseph Brodsky

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Brodsky, whom I met once at a conference in Oxford, was an arrogant ass.
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God bless,
William
r.i.p.
(or rise! it's been at least 3 days!)

I wish you were here, dear -- Joseph Brodsky

I wish you were here, dear,
I wish you were here.
I wish you sat on the sofa
and I sat near.
The handkerchief could be yours,
the tear could be mine, chin bound.
Though it could be, of course,
the other way around.


I wish you were here, dear,
I wish you were here.
I wish we were in my car,
and you'd shift the gear.
We'd find ourselves elsewhere,
on an unknown shore.
Or else we'd repair
to where we've been before.


I wish you were here, dear,
I wish you were here.
I wish I knew no astronomy
when stars appear,
when the moon skims the water
that sighs and shifts in its slumber.
I wish it were still a quarter
to dial your number.

I wish you were here, dear,
in this hemisphere,
as I sit on the porch
sipping a beer.
It's evening; the sun is setting,
boys shout and gulls are crying.
What's the point of forgetting
if it's followed by dying?
Ben Kelly
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Location: London and Kent UK

Re: I wish you were here, dear - Joseph Brodsky

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I've always enjoyed the depth of Joe's work, never ever observed his ego in his poetry?

Ben Kelly
Life rewards action, just as well done is better than well said. Yours the Galactic Pixie
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