December 28th

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By ralph

Sat, 28 Dec 2024
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8 comments
 

December 28th 

 

Glazed on a northern wintered beach.

The shoelace kelp tethering her boots.

 

Where are the tide times for setting sons?

A childhood once bouyant in advent.

 

Her blousy years hang wild on the horizon —

pending against traded winds. Maybe a prayer

 

to the long dead stars? The old gods that salt

spindrift tears dripping from this earth’s blue.

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate U
Poem

Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

Beatiful images and metaphor. I think this is really good & Nolan

 

Submitted by sean mcnulty on

Powerful and timeless. This is our social media Pick of the Day. Please share across all your platforms. 

 

Submitted by Nolan on

I think you could make your final, as edited draft and the original into two seperate poems, each excellent, as and independent Nolan &

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Congratulations! This is Poem of the Week!

 

Submitted by Kris on

felt it, walked in it, saw it, drifted in it & read again & again.....+ the pic helps with the journey...  yes

Thx Ralph*

 

Submitted by ralph on

Thank you. That means a lot! 

 

Submitted by Kris on

I'll just say it like I feel it, minus the proper literature writers etiquette sprinkled with fairy dust and deep esoteric metaphors......

I learn a lot from you Ralph... I read your content, the past & presence, for better or what-ever. Point is your`re dam good at this. Fact is you have gravity, influence & insight. I can travel in your writings.... I don't comment to much, I'm busy, in my free time I come here and read as an escape, therapy, meditation in a way, poetry is my 1st drug of choice here.... my point is your writings matter to a readers like me & struggling to develop my own writing style. I have a story(s) to tell, but I cant tell that story, explain it, or get readers to travel in it, unless I learn form artist like you (seriously)..... I wish I had time to join in on some your readings and events, timing is everything and in my line of work time is a fluid commodity that don't line up with scheduled events right down to friends and family in millimeters & milliseconds. But, like you, I have a passion for what I do. In those moments of writers doubt, fears, edits, choosing the right words, and at ABC framing it into 17,200 characters... know some of us here, whether they admit or not, are lead by gravity in what you write. Likes, dislikes, the tone of the mood you're in, time of year, etc. is secondary compared to the direction the words you take us in.....

Leaders & creators, creators & leaders....... you have followers, influencer know that you are.

There... I said it...

Peace in 25... all good yes

Thank you*

Kris   

 

Submitted by ralph on

Hi Kris,

What an incredibly lovely thing to say. Thank you. I've been around ABCTales since its outset. I've worked hard to become a writer and it would never have happened without such great support such as this from folk who are part of it here.

Best,

Ralph