Principal Wang

Gold cherry

By socialeaf

Fri, 12 Jun 2015
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19 comments
 

 

A calligrapher's hands

folded like resting origami swans

neatly on his lap

 

Waiting for the Taiwan

high mountain Oolong tea

in the tiny steaming pot to steep

 

Sitting slightly reclined

in a hardwood armed chair

 

Legs crossed with a floating right shoe

that conducts an inaudible choir

I'm aware of the absence of time

 

as he waits for my answer  

Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on

Wow - this is surprisingly powerful. It really gets the mind whirring as to what surrounds this brief moment. 

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Submitted by socialeaf on

Thank you AE! 

 

Submitted by Pat G on

This is what it's all about - the spaces between.

Submitted by socialeaf on

Thank you kindly Pat:)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Liked the  floating right shoe that conducts an inaudible choir ! Seems like a teacher can feel like  a student when asked a question by his principal! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by socialeaf on

Thank you Rhiannon! 

Roy 

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

...hands folded like resting oragami swans...loved this line. Principal's must be the same everywhere...sounded like one I knew when I was in school. Waiting...judging??

Penny4athought

Submitted by socialeaf on

Thanks for reading it:) 

Roy 

 

Submitted by Stephen Thom on

oh my, 'folded like resting origami swans', 'in the tiny steaming pot to steep' and 'I'm aware of the absence of time'. there is so much delicate beauty in your poetry, words placed together with precision. adored this :-)

 

Submitted by socialeaf on

Thank you so much Stephen! 

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

What a succint description. Has he read it? I really enjoyed it.

 

Submitted by socialeaf on

 He hasn't yet. He doesn't speak much English. Quite an amazing guy. Thank you for reading it:)

 

Submitted by love_writing on

Love this- compact yet thought provoking. Like the conducting the inaudible choir line can visualise that. 

love_writing

Submitted by socialeaf on

 Thank you love_writing!

 

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Submitted by socialeaf on

 Gosh, thank you so much!

 

Submitted by celticman on

surprisingly moving in its stasis. 

 

Submitted by Shannan on

and elegantly woven imagery. The build up of tension is fantastic... you can almost hear the clock of the heartbeat being the only time-marker in the wait... :-)

Have a great week, Congrats on the pick $

 

Submitted by socialeaf on

Thank you Shannan:) You have a good week too:)