Sara Orange-Tip Was Here

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Fri, 17 Jul 2015
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10 comments
 
Like a warm, sleepy southern drawl
dawn arrives; wafted here by a primrose wind
white-winged, she stutters in.
 
Remember me, her beauty pleads
this soft-shuttered morning, nestling
on a pillow on my bed.
 
How could I not? I muse...relinquishing
my pen to its rest...poetry sucks, anyway...
for today, at least. 
 
Get to wonder where she rested overnight;
at the heart of the black, monkey grass?
 
Her answer – silent as the snake’s slow,
surreptitious glide..
 
translucent, transitory, faintly fragile...
light from a peach-melba sunrise
shining right through her.
 
Forget her?  
 
Simpler, by far, to straighten
a rainbow, bring peace to the Gaza Strip... 
convince bears they’re not mad about honey.
 
No, not at all... 
 
Sara Orange-Tip was here.
Poem wrote.
 
 
 
 
 
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Comments

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

lovely, Tina.

Rich

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Rich.smiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Bee on

I feel that I remember this lovely poem - so fragile in the making, like those delicate wings of the butterfly and her memory that means so much. 
'Forget her?  
 
Simpler, by far, to straighten
a rainbow, bring peace to the Gaza Strip... 
convince bears they’re not mad about honey.' - that's beauty!

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hello there, Bee.  So very pleased you thought sosmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

So very beautiful

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

My thanks to you, Philip.  

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Like a warm, sleepy southern drawl

dawn arrives; wafted here by a primrose wind

white-winged, she stutters in.

That first stanza was so beautiful, it set the scene for the rest of the poem...perfect.

Very much enjoyed reading Tina.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, so much, Jenny  Pleased you did.smiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Tina, I missed this yesterday – did you mean to put it in the 'story' section rather than 'poetry'?

it's so nice to concentrate the readers' minds on the beauty and intricacy of such a small creature, and the overflowing adjectives help that! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi there, Rhiannon.  No, I didn't mean to put it in the 'story' category.  I noticed late last night and meant to change it  today, but I forgot...till just now.  Thanks for reminding me, and I'm pleased you enjoyed.

Tina