POETRY since 1912

For a while I even let myself imagine I had died—
and that was all right, at least for a couple
of minutes, until it really sank in: Dead.
As I was lying there with my eyes closed,
just after I’d imagined what it might be like
if in fact I never got up again, I thought of you.
I opened my eyes then and got right up
and went back to being happy again.

—from “For Tess” by Raymond Carver, Poetry, February 1985

Above, Tess Gallagher pictured at Raymond Carver’s grave. Carver and Gallagher were married June 17, 1988. Carver died weeks later, on August 2, 1988.

9 months ago

1. insignificantlittlethings reblogged this from insignificantlittlethings
2. iradescent likes this
3. mllehazelwood likes this
4. ndinda reblogged this from poetrysince1912 and added:

   Occasionally, I do love Raymond Carver

5. sfolhr likes this
6. lehoux likes this
7. beneathadream reblogged this from poetrysince1912
8. gerekkk reblogged this from poetrysince1912
9. oneblankslate likes this
10. wandererssmile reblogged this from poetrysince1912
11. dedaumier likes this
12. rob-anybody likes this
13. defcock reblogged this from poetrysince1912
14. chicforanatheist likes this
15. thedarkestlonging reblogged this from poetrysince1912
16. subatomicsong reblogged this from poetrysince1912
17. tragedija-mozgova reblogged this from poetrysince1912
18. greennatureshot reblogged this from poetrysince1912
19. oneofthepaths reblogged this from poetrysince1912
20. gargantua reblogged this from ilibertario
21. gargantua likes this
22. dodicinovembre reblogged this from ilibertario
23. dodicinovembre likes this
24. ilibertario reblogged this from poetrysince1912
25. redshana likes this
26. goodnightmorticia reblogged this from poetfire and added:

    For a while I even let myself imagine I had died— and that was all right, at least for a couple of minutes, until it...

27. milimeow likes this
28. springstormm reblogged this from poetrysince1912
29. rmurphy14 likes this
30. sunliit-complexities reblogged this from poetrysince1912 and added:

    if only it were that simple

31. wherelightbreaks likes this
32. boriquen likes this
33. forgetabout1domo likes this
34. endlesssound likes this
35. caddysdream likes this
36. ilonkalikes reblogged this from poetrysince1912
37. dreamssunlimited reblogged this from poetrysince1912
38. robot-nik likes this
39. canadianjeepgirl reblogged this from poetrysince1912
40. it-sjustmarkie reblogged this from poetrysince1912
41. bittersweet141012 reblogged this from poetrysince1912
42. foreverwontbelongen0ugh reblogged this from poetrysince1912
43. willfulwanderess likes this
44. bluisthecolorof reblogged this from poetfire and added:

    fanstastic.

45. bluisthecolorof likes this
46. monalisasandmadpoets likes this
47. nightingalenoon likes this
48. lologabor reblogged this from poetrysince1912
49. kgranko likes this
50. missmariahmariee123 likes this
51. Show more notesLoading...