Another Kind of Heaven

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 06 Apr 2015
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Verdigris – the fall of light
between the trees.  In a clearing we lay – 
looking out to blue; small patches of sky 
and slow clouds 
 
the ether obese with bird-song and buds –
bedazzling twigs.  A suddenness – a confetti 
of swallows, on an afternoon – made of
spring breezes, and narcissus; 
 
the air – sweet with dogwood blossom –
tiny white crosses, hid deep within
a thicket’s darkling scrim.
 
There we found us a place we called 
The Kingdom of Us and your shirt smelled 
of pinewood and petrol and Woodbines –
 
you smiled that gappy smile of yours,
said, Race you to the top!
 
A copper beech – red as a beet
as tall as the sky. You made it look easy, 
but I stood – feet firm on the ground, 
till you taught me to fly.
 
Wanted to bottle your wave goodbye
at the corner of my street – if
I could have done I would...
 
A little blue jar to remind me, 
forever, of that extraordinary day,
with its ordinary lies. 
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Comments

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Pure beauty from the first word.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Philip, lost for words, except, 'Thank you'smiley

Tina

 

Submitted by tibi popovici on

all I am trying to do now is to decribe your great words with my rusty language, but better I should stick to one word: "divine".

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

tibi - I would never describe your language as 'rusty'.  Not in a million yearssmiley  

Pleased you enjoyed, and told me so divinely.

Tina

 

Submitted by tibi popovici on

That's nice from you, Tina! Because english it's not my native language sometimes gets like a barrier between words and thoughts, but I will do my best smiley

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

You see, tibi...you are far more 'cleverer' than what  I amsmiley...I could just about get by in 'schoolgirl', French and German, but as to writing poems and stories, as you do ,in a language other than my native one, I could only dream about.  So it's emphatically 'hats off' to you, tibiyes

Tina

 

Submitted by tibi popovici on

I will take that like a compliment Tina smiley, but I think everybody is clever here. I always enjoyed your poems. For me the language(or languages) is not so important, the message it's the real deal. So, hats off to you too, Tina!

Submitted by hilary west on

Some lovely poetic imagery and then a sting in the tale!

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

My thanks to you for reading Hilary.  A sting in the tale, indeed.

Tina