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To: James Williams who wrote (481)7/15/1998 5:33:00 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1340
 
I loved Bitter Moon. I tend to be a bit bitter myself- have you ever heard a poem that goes something like this-

In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who squatting on the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
I said "Is it good friend?"
"It is bitter, bitter," he replied,
"But I like it because it is bitter, and because it is my heart."

I think it is by Stephen Crane- and if I could find my Norton Anthology I could tell you for sure. But that is close- I love that poem. I love bitterness, because it is in me- just as the poem suggests. Oooh- wasn't this a literate post? Well don't take me too seriously, except that it IS a favorite poem.