"Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the Earth" Albert Schweitzer

Cherry

By Di_Hard

Sat, 12 Feb 2022
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4 comments
 

we breathed each other's breath. It was enough

once

you sheltered within me. We were one

before fences. I grew

 

to know

 

burning, soon 

you chose

to believe I'm take as you

find

      saw

           right through me, made light

every night, free 

of rules. Maybe Understanding

ran

with animals then. I'm belonging here

now

you said you don't, need Mothering

more, each failing

falling. Stars in your eyes 

blind

walking bright dreams. There's no air

left

in your future. Each tree

wood

forest, all 

stumped 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is beautiful and very complex. One to read and re-read I think. Well done!

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much for saying that! And for the cherries - I really had no idea whether it was pretentious rubbish! I loved Onemorething's swan poem which made me think of a woman being the land. Trying to keep this all the way through so it could mean two things?

 

Submitted by marandina on

This feels apocalyptic with that recurring message of man destroying the planet. I enjoyed the layering that sits within each line. A rewarding poem to read. Paul

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou! That means a lot,  as was not sure it had worked at all :0) Thankyou very much for reading and your analysis