The Poetry Show: Break-up Poems

 

 

Enlighten Radio Presents

 

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome

 

 

Better Break up than Death poems from some experienced lovers: Catherine Wing -- Yehuda Amichai -- Billy Collins -- Janet Harrison -- Marjorie Agosin

Broadcast Wednesdays, 10 AM on player.enlightenradio.org

Hosts: Janet Harrison, John Case

This Episode Recorded Jul 29, 2026

Darker Sooner

by Catherine Wing

 

Then came the darker sooner,
came the later lower.
We were no longer a sweeter-here
happily-ever-after. We were after ever.
We were farther and further.
More was the word we used for harder.
Lost was our standard-bearer.
Our gods were fallen faster,
and fallen larger.
The day was duller, duller
was disaster. Our charge was error.
Instead of leader we had louder,
instead of lover, never. And over this river
broke the winter's black weather.

 

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