meltwater

Gold cherry

By JupiterMoon

Fri, 10 Mar 2023
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6 comments
 

meltwater

 

today, the wall

talks in water,

a patois

of wet light

snow moss

and wizened lavender

 

the hands that made this wall,

long since earth

desire, whispers

and wishing, buckled

beneath soundless weight

 

a muffled wind,

vexes the stems

that whiskery, nudge

through the white

 

shortly, night will spill

the moon, lit

by acres of snow

 

a flat sky,

pressing the snow

 

like a letter sealed in hope

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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

A beautiful and haunting poem, and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

Picture by Leonhard Lenz, copyright free at Wikimedia Commons: https://tinyurl.com/48s9nu8f

Submitted by D G Moody on

I liked this poem, the wall talking in water is just one apt metaphor for melting snow. And the imagery is strong - the hands that mad ethe wall now long sinc earth. A worthy pick of the day.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A stunning poem - thank you Jupter, and congratulations on the golden cherries. We're having another reading event on April 1st - it would be lovely if you could come along!

 

Submitted by JupiterMoon on

Thank you for the golden cherry and the kind comments everyone!

I would have loved to have joined in with the reading Insert... - but I'm seeing the Steve Hillage Band that night (a very good excuse, surely?) Next time... 

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Lovely poem. Makes me think of Dylan Thomas that's good company.

Cheers! Tom Brown 

 

Submitted by hilary west on

A beautiful poem, Jupiter, so enjoyed reading and worthy golden cherries !!!

hilary    cool