FRANZ WRIGHT
Promise
Long nights, short years. Forgiving
silence
When morning comes, and pain--
no one is a stranger, this whole world is your home.
God’s Silence (2008, Knopf)
FRANZ WRIGHT
Promise
Long nights, short years. Forgiving
silence
When morning comes, and pain--
no one is a stranger, this whole world is your home.God’s Silence (2008, Knopf)
I am SO glad you chose this poem. Wright has for years captivated me with his ability to gain maximum impact in an economy of words. Just brilliant.
A writer friend of mine remembers him in a writing class they were both in way back when he wasn't a famous anything. He was difficult and arrogant. However, upon learning about Franz's hard life, he has a ton of sympathy for why he was like that.
Even if it's a stroke of Genius,
To Me Quite Heinous,
Meticulous Yet Imbecile To It's Immaculate Rendered Hindered Immense Sonorously Boisterous,
For Me,
Quite Zealously Sententious.