circular (IP)

Cherry

By Parson Thru

Wed, 04 Apr 2018
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13 comments
 
the reckless bump
and sway evokes
other journeys home
 
piercing howl of
flange on rail
pains my ears
 
like football crowds
cheering hopeless dreams
through meat-pie afternoons
in floodlit rain
 
cañas and chopitos
take their place
beside the artifacts
of other epochs
 
half forgotten lives
lived in carriages
like these
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Comments

Submitted by Alice Hamilton on

I really like this poem: ‘reckless bump’ ... ‘piercing howl’ ... ‘floodlit rain’ ... ‘other epochs’ ... ‘half forgotten lives’ - evocative words and vivid images. Lovely!    

PS I hope the maths questions get no harder.

 

 

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks Alice.

Me, too, or I've had it.

Parson Thru

Submitted by london_calling79 on

From meat-pie afternoons to cañas in the sun. I’ve lived both and miss both equally. This poem brings that back.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Life seems to be a line of yearning punctuated with the things we eventually miss.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

That's an interesting summary of this life! – yearning (patiently? greedily?), and 'hiraeth' (Welsh word for longing for things/places/people that have been known and enjoyed). Rhiannon

(now for the maths!)

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

What a lovely thought. It would be nice to learn Welsh. A whole world lives within it.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you for the cherries. Thank you for the idea, Denzella.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Ed Crane on

very good poem congrats on the cherries.

Good Luck

Ed

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Cheers Ed, and thanks for the smile. I owe you one.

Hope all is ok.

Under rather than in.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Parson,

I enjoyed your poem. It said so much I didn't think it was part of the IP.

Obviously, I was having a 'meat-pie afternoon.'  Love this

Moya x  

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Hello Denzella.

Least said, soonest ended.

Thank you. You made my day.

Hope all is well with you. How is the German Shepherd acquaintance developing?

Xx

Parson Thru

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Parson,

Devlin is a very sweet natured and affectionate dog.  I've started training him now but we can only do it in short bursts.

Moya x

Oh, and by the way, as I suggested this IP  I thought my next suggestion could be the maths question.  Something along the lines of what is the square root of oh, I don't know. ...no, perhaps not.  Maths was never my strong point.     

Moya x

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Nor mine, Moya, though I got away with it for a while. I'm glad you're still able to do some training. Good companions, I hope.

Kevin xx

Parson Thru